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Entry of two new parties to make president Naveen Jaihind said the party

will majority of seats in Haryana in the
Haryana polls more interesting assembly elections nect year and also
form the government. “The BJP has failed
to fulfill any of the promises made to
the people in its election manifesto
and the people for the state will give a
Key parties that are expected to cross swords with each other in the state include the fitting reply through the ballot by show-
ruling BJP, INLD in alliance with the BSP, Congress, AAP and Ajay Chautala’s ing BJP the door. In such a scenario, AAP
is the best alternative to the people,”
new party, reports RAJENDRA KHATRY said Jaihind.
Ajay Singh Chautala, the ousted leader
from the INLD, has announced his deci-
he Assembly and Lok Sabha sion to form a new party in December. He
elections in Haryana are go- has already started attracting disgrun-
ing to be multi-cornered next Campaign mode AAP tled leaders from INLD and other parties
year with the entry of two started election campaign to his fold. Ajay too has announced to
T more parties Aam Aadmi in Haryana on November 24 Rallying support Ajay Chautala contest all the seats in Haryana.
Party (AAP) and Ajay Chautala’s yet to addresses a rally Meanwhile with the INLD in disar-
be formed party, which is a breakaway ray, the Congress has started eyeing the
group from the main opposition party
in Haryana, the Indian National Lok Dal
(INLD) for the first time. The INLD, which recently forged an reduce the electritity bills with better
Thus in the next years’s Lok Sabha alliance with the BSP, has been carrying management. For the last several
and Vidhan Sabha elections, parties to its programme jointly. Not to be left be- According to Kejriwal, all these are months, the
cross swords with each other will be hind in the race for power, the Aam AAd- possible in Haryana too if the people vote
the ruling BJP, INLD in alliance with the mi Party AAP) launched ‘Haryana Jodo for the party. In the past few months AAP opposition parties
BSP, Congress and Ajay Chautala’s new campaign’ (public contact programme) national convenor and Delhi Chief Min- as well as the ruling
party scheduled to be announced on in June. ister Arvind Kejriwal has been attacking
December 9 in Jind. The division in the The BJP carried has carried out ‘Raah- Haryana Chief Minsiter Manohar Lal on BJP have been
INLD camp with the Ajay Chautala and giri’ programme as well as road shows several issues, especially the poor condi- gearing up with
his two sons MP from Hisar Dushyant of the Chief minister in different places tion of the government schools and the
Chautala and his younger brother Digvi- from time to tome to connect with hospitals in Haryana. various events to
jay Chauatala has certainly weakened the the public. In the middle of the year as Things came to such a pass that re- make an impact
INLD, but it is depending on its alliance many as 55 Raahgiri events were organ- cently Kejriwal’s path to check govern-
with the BSP to score victory in both par- ised across the state, according to O P ment clinic in Karnal was reportedly on the voters
liamentary and assembly elections. several months over the issue of procur- ment in Haryana. It will continue to be Singh,Rahgiri programme in-charge. blocked by the annoyed Haryana gov-
For the last several months, the ing SYL canal water for Haryana. Keep- held till the elections in the state next Among all the political parties, AAP ernment. However, a few days later he
opposition parties as well as the ruling ing the elections in Haryana next year year,’’. seems to be the most eager to make a visited a village in Sonipat to give 1 crore breakaway members. Senior Congress
BJP have been gearing up with rallies, the AAP also launched a ‘Haryana Jodo’ Hooda has been announcing sops mark in Haryana. AAP supremo Arvind to the family of martyr BSF jawan Naren- leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda recently
yatras and other public contact pro - campaign in the middle of the year. to the people if the Congress comes to Kejriwal had refused to contest the Har- der Singh who was killed by the Pakistani told his partymen that politics in Har-
grammes to make an impact on the vot- Even the ruling BJP in Haryana carried power in the 2019 assembly elections in yana assembly elections in 2014, but this forces in Jammu. yana is taking a new turn and the INLD
ers. Prominent Congress leaders in the out programmes like ‘Roadshows’ and Haryana. On the other hand Ashok Tan- time he seems desperate to contest and According to sources in the AAP, has lost its dominance as it is fighting for
state-former Chief Minister Bhupinder `Raahgiri’ to showcase its programmes war, Haryana Pradesh Congress Com- win. Kejriwal has been making frequent the party is focusing on Delhi, Haryana its survival. With the INLD unlikely to
Singh Hooda, Haryana Congress presi- and policies. mittee (HPCC) president, carried out his tours of Haryana in the last few months and Punjab. AAP will contest all the 90 revive, its members will look for options
dent Ashok Tanwar and former state The political leaders admit that they own `Haryana Bachao-Parivartan Lao to impress voters in the state. assembly seats in Haryana, as well as in other parties for their survival.
minister Randeep Singh Surjewala and are holding these programmes for the Cycle Yatra’ in the state. On November 24, Kejriwal started 10 Lok Sabha seats. The party started Hooda said in such a scenario, the
Hryana Pradesh Congress Commit - sake of winning elections next year Senior Congress leader from Haryana, election campaign in Haryana with a its poll campaign on November 24 in Congress should make an effort to
tee president Ashok Tanwar have been in the state. Former Congress Chief Randeep Singh Surjewala who also hap- ‘School-Hospital’ rally in Gurugram. Gurugram with a public rally. According attract INLD party workers to its fold. He
holding their separate rallies and pro- Miinister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh pens to be the AICC Media Communica- AAP is dangling the ‘Delhi Model’ of de- to senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh, AAP said as the people are disgruntled with
grammes to woo the voters. Hooda has just completed three rounds tions in-charge, is also trying to make velopment to the people of Haryana. MLAs from Delhi have been assigned the BJP rule the Congress will have the
On the other hand, the Indian of the ‘Jan Kranti Rath Yatra’ in the state. his presence felt by holding public ralies He has been constantly sighting the 10 assembly constituencies eachwhere best chance to upstage both the BJP and
National Lok Dal (INLD) led by Leader of Talking to Tehelka he said, “This is a pub- one after the other in various parts of the improved condition of Delhi govern- they will monitor the political activities the INLD to come to power.
Opposition in Haryana, Abhay Chautala lic contact programme to highlight the state on a regular basis. In the last eight ment schools and Mohalla clinics. He of the party.
also carried out a ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ for monumental failures of the BJP govern- months he has held as many as 74 rallies. has said how AAP has managed to Talking to Tehelka, AAP’s Haryana LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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