Haryana Assembly Elections

"Unavoidable Circumstances": BJP's Babita Phogat Quits Haryana Sports Department

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday October 7, 2020

Champion wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Haryana Assembly election, has resigned from the state's sports department, triggering speculation she could contest in a bypoll next month

In 2019, BJP's Two Defeats And Shrinking Hold On State-Level Politics

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday December 24, 2019

Two years ago the BJP's hold on the country was near-absolute. Fast forward to the end of 2019 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has seen its hold on state-level politics weaken alarmingly

Ritu Phogat Congratulates Sister Babita Phogat On Wedding, Calls "Jiju" Vivek Suhag "One Lucky Guy"

Monday December 2, 2019

Babita Phogat married wrestler Vivek Suhag in Haryana on Monday.

Congress Elects Bhupinder Hooda As Leader Of Opposition In Haryana

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 2, 2019

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appointed former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the state.

TikTok Star Sonali Phogat Alleges Assault By Sister, Brother-In-Law, Files Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 31, 2019

Tik Tok star Sonali Phogat, who unsuccessfully contested on a BJP ticket from Adampur in the recent Haryana Assembly election, has filed a police complaint against her sister and brother-in-law alleging that she was assaulted and threatened by the duo, a police official said on Wednesday.

Haryana Results 2019: On Camera, Dushyant Chautala's Blooper As He Took Oath

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday October 28, 2019

Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) chief Dushyant Chautala, whose months-old party produced a surprising result in the Haryana Assembly election last week, misspoke a word while taking oath as the deputy chief minister of the state.

Ahead of Son Dushyant Chautala's Oath, Ajay Chautala Gets A Break From Tihar

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday October 27, 2019

Jannayak Janta Party leader Dushyant Chautala's father Ajay Chautala, who was in Tihar jail after his conviction in a teachers recruitment scam, was released from jail this morning on a two-week parole. Dushyant Chautala will take oath today as the Deputy Chief Minister in the Haryana government led by ML Khattar.

After Dushyant Chautala's Tie-Up With BJP, A Flashback Of Past Criticism

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday October 27, 2019

Jannayak Janata Party chief Dushyant Chautala's decision to join hands with the BJP in Haryana has sparked criticism from various quarters, with many pointing out that his campaign for the state assembly elections had hinged on pointing out faults with the ruling party.

Elections Result 2019: "BJP Will Not Take Support From Gopal Kanda": Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday October 26, 2019

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has made it clear the BJP will not rely on support from controversial MLA Gopal Kanda to form the new Haryana government

Election Results 2019: "Dushyant Chautala Betrayed People": Ex-BSF Soldier Says, Quits His Party

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday October 26, 2019

Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was sacked from the BSF in 2017, has resigned from the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) following the party's tie-up with the BJP to form the new Haryana government

Won Seat Due To Hard Work Of Congress Workers, Says Lalu Yadav's Son-In-Law Chiranjeev Rao

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 25, 2019

Good news came from Haryana for jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, as Cheeranjiv Rao, who is married to his sixth daughter Anushka, won from Rewari as a Congress candidate in the Haryana assembly election.

Assembly Elections 2019: Results Show People Have Regained Control, Says P Chidambaram

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019

The BJP government was determined to take control, but the Haryana and Maharashtra poll results proved the other way, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who is in the ED's custody in a graft case, said on Friday.

Assembly Elections 2019: 3.2 Million Tweets Recorded. See "Top Mentions"

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 25, 2019

Microblogging platform Twitter on Friday said it recorded 3.2 million tweets related to the just concluded Assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra.

BJP Legislative Party Meet Tomorrow As Leaders Claim Majority In Haryana

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019

The BJP today appeared to have clinched the support of a majority of MLAs in the Haryana Assembly as Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar held deliberations with party leaders ahead of staking claim to form the next government.

"Let's Not Forget...": On Gopal Kanda, Uma Bharti's Request To BJP

India News | Reported By Mohammed Ghazali, Edited By Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 25, 2019

The ruling BJP has been called out by one of its senior leaders, Uma Bharti, for taking the support of controversial MLA Gopal Kanda to form the government in Haryana after it fell short of a majority.