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Ranjit Chautala resigns as minister, to contest Haryana polls as independent

Ranjit Chautala, brother of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, has decided to fight as an independent candidate from Rania seat

ANI Sep 05, 2024 17:02 IST googleads

BJP leader Ranjit Singh Chautala (Photo/ANI)

Sirsa (Haryana) [India], September 5 (ANI): Haryana Minister and BJP leader Ranjit Singh Chautala on Thursday resigned from the Cabinet after being denied a ticket by the party for the upcoming assembly polls.
The BJP released its first list of 67 candidates on Wednesday for the 90-member assembly.
Ranjit Chautala, brother of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, has decided to fight as an independent candidate from Rania seat.
"I will contest as an independent candidate from the Rania Assembly constituency. It is the decision of the people of my constituency. I have resigned from the minister's post. After I did not get the ticket, I took this decision," he told ANI.
The BJP has fielded Shishpal Kamboj from Rania seat in its first list of candidates.
According to the list, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will contest from the Ladwa constituency.
Voting for assembly polls in Haryana will be held on October 5 and votes will be counted on October 8. Jammu and Kashmir will go the polls on September 18, 25 and October 1 and votes will also be counted on October 8.
The Congress is in talks with AAP for seat-sharing agreement for Haryana polls.
The nomination process has started for the Haryana assembly polls. (ANI)

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