With 72 of 89 seats going to loyalists, Hooda imprint on Congress list | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Bhupinder Hooda an overwhelming portion of the 89 were obtained Congress candidates for the Haryana Elections who, after selecting 9 out of the 10 candidates nominated by him for the Lok Sabha elections, snuffed out the life out of the rival faction in the state organisation.
Early on, Congress decided not to field any lawmakers, even though deadlock in key seats and fear of revolt forced the party to delay the announcement of nearly half of the names, which were finally announced only on the eve of Thursday’s deadline. But many Hooda Loyalists would have forced the party with aggressive attitudes such as rebel candidates and even threats of dismissal.
Hisar MP Jai Prakash’s son Vikash Saharan filed his nomination on Wednesday without revealing his name. Seen as a veiled threat, the party eventually announced Vikash as the Kalayat nominee a day later. Another aspirant Shweta Dhull bitterly posted on X: “A king’s son becomes the king, that’s the truth.”
On the last day, Pooja Chaudhry, wife of Ambala MP Varun Chaudhry, was awarded the Nomination for Congress of the reserved constituency Mulana. According to sources, Karamvir Singh Baudh, president of the SC/ST/OBC Workers Confederation, was left out. Baudh was appointed coordinator for Dalit outreach for elections by AICC secretary general Deepak Babaria.
Meanwhile, Chitra Sarwara, who did not get approval from Ambala Cantt because her father is contesting from the neighbouring area, has filed papers as an independent. The family is Hooda loyalist. According to calculations, Hooda managed to get around 72 seats for his loyalists, while Sirsa MP Kumari Selja got nine tickets.