Haryana Assembly Elections: Congress is making full preparations to form the government in Haryana, but the contest between the party's big leaders to become the CM candidate can prove to be a big challenge for the Congress. In view of the possible loss to the party due to this fight between the big leaders in the assembly elections, Congress has not yet declared any leader as the CM candidate. The party is worried that if any leader is declared as the CM candidate, then the party may suffer a big loss in the elections.
Maudi Mandal is upset
A few days ago, former Union Minister and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja had talked about contesting the assembly elections. After this statement of the MP, the central leadership of the party is angry. The top leadership of the Congress has given a message that MPs will not be made candidates in the assembly elections. After a good performance in the Lok Sabha elections, now the Congress is hopeful that it can form the government in the state, but due to the desire to become the Chief Minister, Maudi Mandal has taken a tough stand amid the fear of defeat in the elections. Party leaders.
Three contenders for the post of CM
A few days ago, Haryana Congress in-charge Deepak Babaria had made it clear that Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs will not contest the assembly elections in Haryana. At present, if the Congress government is formed in Haryana, then three leaders are the main contenders for the post of Chief Minister. These include former Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda, Kumari Selja and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjit Singh Surjewala.
Hooda was the Chief Minister in the previous government
There was a Congress government in Haryana from 2005 to 2014 and Bhupendra Singh Hooda was the Chief Minister in this government. Bhupendra Singh Hooda is the biggest leader of the Jat community in Haryana Congress. The population of the Jat community in Haryana is 25 percent. Bhupendra Singh Hooda has considerable influence in many areas of the state. In this Lok Sabha election also, Bhupendra Singh Hooda has shown his political stature to the Congress high command by making his supporters win the election. The Congress leadership in Haryana is dependent on Bhupendra Singh Hooda for Jat votes.
Miss Shailaja's influence in the Dalit community
Kumari Selja has been a Lok Sabha MP four times and a Rajya Sabha MP once. She has served as a minister in the Government of India and the President of Haryana Congress. Kumari Selja comes from the Dalit community and can claim the post of Chief Minister in the name of giving participation to the Dalit community. Even after the statement of the party leadership, she has expressed her desire to contest the assembly elections. However, she has said that she will follow the decision of the party.
Surjewala is also a veteran leader
Randeep Singh Surjewala is also a veteran leader of Haryana. He has inherited politics. His father Shamsher Singh Surjewala has also been a veteran leader, MLA and MP of Haryana. Surjewala defeated Om Prakash Chotala, a veteran player of state politics, in the 1996 and 2005 elections. He has also made his mark as the national media in-charge of the party. As the in-charge of Karnataka, he led the Congress to a huge victory in the assembly elections.
On which issues is Congress contesting the elections
Congress is hopeful of forming the government in Haryana. Congress claims that farmers in Haryana are angry with the BJP government. Apart from this, Congress has also made the allegations of sexual exploitation of female wrestlers a big issue. Congress is contesting the elections in the state by making Agniveer Yojana, inflation, unemployment, law and order issues. However, if there is internal disagreement in the party, then Congress can get a big shock, so there is a discussion that the party leadership will announce the name of the Chief Minister candidate and emphasize on increasing unity in the party. Keeping all these things in mind.