Om Prakash Dhankar

The BJP on Friday appointed Lok Sabha MP Nayab Singh Saini, belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC), its Haryana unit president in place of Om Prakash Dhankar as the party prepares for the Lok Sabha elections next year.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday congratulated senior leader Om Prakash Dhankar on being appointed the state president of the BJP and said the party unit will be further strengthened under his leadership.

In Haryana, all lawmakers have been given laptops and a substantial hike in car and home loans by the state government, which has been accused of not helping farmers in distress.

Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's son Deepender is waging a bitter fight to retain the Rohtak seat. He is being challenged by the INLD's Shamsher Singh and Om Prakash Dhankar of the BJP. Interestingly, all three candidates are Jats.

The BJP on Friday appointed Lok Sabha MP Nayab Singh Saini, belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC), its Haryana unit president in place of Om Prakash Dhankar as the party prepares for the Lok Sabha elections next year.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday congratulated senior leader Om Prakash Dhankar on being appointed the state president of the BJP and said the party unit will be further strengthened under his leadership.

In Haryana, all lawmakers have been given laptops and a substantial hike in car and home loans by the state government, which has been accused of not helping farmers in distress.

Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's son Deepender is waging a bitter fight to retain the Rohtak seat. He is being challenged by the INLD's Shamsher Singh and Om Prakash Dhankar of the BJP. Interestingly, all three candidates are Jats.