In the poll season in Haryana - onetime dubbed as as state of frequent defections of 'Aya Rams and Gaya Rams'; the Congress has expelled 23 leaders for alleged anti-party activities and BJP has shown doors to eight.
In Narwana assembly segment, Congress party's "unhappy leaders" list include Ishwar Singh. He was denied ticket apparently or allegedly at the behest of Randeep Singh Surjewala. But Singh still swears by Congress and even addresses media at the party office.
But his supporters make it clear they are not happy. "In Haryana, when we are unhappy we make it clear we are unhappy," goes a common refrain and a section also adds - "all these will not be known to you today. Our anguish will be reflected on the polling day".
The BJP-ruled Haryana goes to the polls on October 5 and the results will be announced on October 8. The Congress was ousted in 2014 and hence this time round while the anti-incumbency is strong against the BJP; the Congress is also desperate to win.
Internal squabbling has hit the BJP also. The ruling saffron outfit has expelled eight leaders including former Cabinet Minister Ranjit Chautala.
The BJP denied Chautala ticket from Rania segment and hence he had resigned from his position and filed his nomination as an independent candidate.
More BJP leaders Devender Kadian contesting from Ganaur, Bachan Singh Arya (Safidon), Sandeep Garg (contesting the polls from Ladwa), Zile Ram Sharma (Assandh), Radha Ahlawat (Meham), Naveen Goel (Gurugram) and Kehar Singh Rawat (Hathin) were also expelled for six years.
The Congress expelled 13 leaders on the ground of 'filing nominations' as independent candidates on Sept 26.
The list featured Dilbag Sandil (Uchana Kalan), Ajit Phogat (Dadri), Naresh Dhande (Guhla SC seat), Pardeep Gill (Jind), Sajjan Singh Dhull (Pundri), Vijay Jain (Panipat Rural), Abhijeet Singh (Bhiwani), Sunita Battan (Pundri), Rajiv Mamuram Gondar (Nilokheri-SC), Dayal Singh Sirohi (Nilokheri-SC), Satbir Ratera (Bawani Khera-SC), Nitu Mann (Prithla) and Anita Dhull Badsikri (Kalayat).
On Sept 30, Monday, the grand old party expelled 10 leaders for alleged anti-party activities for six years.
The list, released by the All India Congress Committee, featured names including Chitra Sarwara, who has filed her nominations as an independent candidate from Ambala Cantt constituency.
The seat is home turf of six-time BJP MLA Anil Vij and the Congress has named Parvinder Singh Pari as its candidate.
Notably, Sarwara is the daughter of Nirmal Singh, another Congress candidate from Ambala.
She had contested from the seat as an independent candidate last time as well but had lost to Vij by about 20,000 votes.
In 2009 and 2019, Haryana's voters gave marginally fractured mandates, with the Congress and the BJP winning 40 seats each respectively, the halfway mark being 46. This only underlines the importance of Independents.
Besides anti-incumbency, the BJP faces challenges with regard many issues such as farmers' agitation, wrestlers anguish and a disenchanted voting section over Agniveer issue and so on.
But the Lotus party hopes factionalism within Congress and Independents/ Others will spoil the grand old party’s prospects.
The Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance, the Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party alliance, and the Aam Aadmi Party have all fielded candidates on most of the 90 seats.
Other smaller parties like Gopal Kanda’s Haryana Lokhit Party are also in fray with influence on some seats.
The smaller parties and Independents may emerge as kingmakers in case of a hung assembly.
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