Within hours of joining the party, Phogat was fielded as a party candidate from the Julana Assembly Constituency. Whereas Punia was appointed as the working president of the All India Kisan Congress.
Amid the ongoing talks of possible alliance between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress for Haryana Assembly polls, Bhartiya Janata Party MP Praveen Khandelwal on Sunday said that both parties are 'political opportunists'.
Just one day after expressing his optimism about the seat-sharing speculation between the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress for the upcoming elections in Haryana following a meeting with AICC in charge of Haryana, Deepak Babaria, AAP MP Raghav Chadha said that both the parties have a desire, a
Just two days after joining the Congress party ahead of the Haryana Assembly Polls, wrestler Vinesh Phogat started her election campaign in the Jind region of Haryana on Sunday.
Amid a lot of speculation regarding the formation of an alliance between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress for the Haryana Assembly Polls, Congress leader Pawan Khera said on Sunday that there is nothing to comment on "guesses and comments" that are being made.
Ahead of the Haryana Assembly polls, state AAP president Sushil Gupta confirmed that talks between the AAP and Congress were going on and the aim is to oust the BJP government.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government for the third term with a majority in the Haryana assembly elections.
"I, Bachan Singh Arya, Assembly Constituency Safidon, today, resign from the primary membership and state executive of the BJP party," the BJP leader said in his resignation letter.
With just five days left before the end of the deadline day for filing nominations for the upcoming Haryana Assembly Polls, Aam Aadmi Party National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said that talks are still on for an alliance between AAP and Congress to contest the polls together.
"I am very happy that my name is there in the list (for Haryana Assembly polls). Receiving a ticket is not an easy thing. I got the ticket, and I am very happy. I believe we will win by more seats. We will carry forward the development works in Radaur," said Bishan Lal Saini.
In response to Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia's decision to join Congress, Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli said on Saturday that players are the pride of our country and that the party does not do politics on them.