Haryana Chief Minister and Exit Poll News: Counting of votes for the Haryana Assembly elections will take place on October 8, but the race for the post of Chief Minister in the opposition Congress has already intensified. As soon as voting began for all 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday, senior Congress leaders started claiming absolute majority. Some of them also claimed for the post of Chief Minister. However, everyone said the same thing that the final decision will be taken by the high command. As most of the exit polls have also shown Congress getting majority in Haryana, let us know who is contending for the post of CM of Haryana.
Bhupendra Singh Hooda
If Congress gets full majority in Haryana, then the frontrunner to become CM is Bhupendra Singh Hooda, who has been CM twice from 2005 to 2014. He has also led the party in the assembly elections in Haryana and the recently held Lok Sabha elections. He said, “I have not retired yet. Only Congress party will form the government. The party high command will decide who will be the Chief Minister.
Miss Shailaja
On the other hand, HUDA's staunch opponent and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja is also being seen as a major contender for the post of CM. Apart from being a prominent Dalit face, he is also known for his closeness to the Gandhi family. He said, “Congress cannot deny my vast experience and my unquestioning loyalty to the party. Shailja is a loyal soldier of Congress and will always stand with Congress. Everyone knows that who will be the CM of Congress will be decided by the top.” Permission.
Deependra Hooda
Another name is being discussed in Congress circles. If senior Hooda withdraws from the CM race, then his son and Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda will emerge as a strong contender for the CM seat. On Shailaja submitting her claim for the post of CM, Deependra said, “There is nothing wrong in what Shailaja has said. Congress has due process. The first priority for the party is to gain majority and form the government. “There will be a meeting at the party high command level, elected MLAs will be consulted and the final decision will be taken by the party high command.
-Randeep Singh Surjewala
Rajya Sabha MP and AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala also said after voting in home constituency Kaithal on Saturday, “It is not wrong to aspire to become the Chief Minister. Whatever decision Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge take for the CM face, we will accept it. Let us tell you that Surjewala's supporters are also seen in the CM race.
growing consciousness
Party sources say Haryana Congress chief and Dalit leader Uday Bhan, considered a Hooda loyalist, is also among the contenders for the chief minister's post. Sources said that in the meeting with AICC leaders in Delhi, Bhan also claimed that if the party makes a Dalit face the Chief Minister, he will present his claim.