Haryana Assembly polls: BJP releases first list of 67 candidates

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its first of 67 candidates list for the Haryana Assembly Elections 2024. State Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will contest from the Ladwa constituency, while senior party leader Anil Vij from the Ambala Cantt seat. The BJP changed the constituency of the chief minister Saini as he currently represents the Karnal Assembly seat, which he won in a bypoll in June this year.  The former Haryana Home Minister Vij



retained a ticket from his seat - the Ambala Cantonment, a seat he registered victory three successive times since 2009.

The ruling party named eight women in the first list of 67 candidates.

Former Haryana BJP president Om Prakash Dhankar was fielded from Badli and Devender Singh Babli, Sanjay Kablana and Shruti Choudhry, who joined the BJP recently, will contest from the Tohana, Beri and Tosham seats, respectively.