Savitri Jindal, India’s richest woman, to contest Haryana elections as an Independent after BJP snub
The Hindu
Haryana assembly polls see prominent leaders filing nominations, including Savitri Jindal, aiming to serve Hisar for development.
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala's son Aditya Surjewala, BJP's Shruti Choudhry, the granddaughter of former Chief Minister Bansi Lal, and Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal's mother Savitri Jindal were among several leaders who filed their nominations on Thursday (September 12, 2024) for the Haryana assembly polls.
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Chautala filed his papers from Ellenabad while BJP nominee and minister Mahipal Dhanda and former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan, a Congress candidate, filed their nominations from Panipat Rural and Panchkula seats, respectively.
Polling for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana will be held on October 5 and votes will be counted on October 8. Thursday was the last day for filing nominations.
The scrutiny of the nomination papers will be done on September 13 and nominations can be withdrawn till September 16.
Aditya Surjewala filed his papers from the Kaithal assembly seat. He was accompanied by his father and the Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala.
Shruti Choudhry filed her papers from the Tosham seat in the presence of her mother and Rajya Sabha MP Kiran Choudhry and the BJP's Haryana in-charge Biplab Kumar Deb.
The BJP's Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal's mother Savitri Jindal, who was an aspirant for a poll ticket from the party for the Haryana Assembly elections, filed her nomination from the Hisar seat as an Independent.
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