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The Congress connected Thursday (March 5, 2026) named Karamvir Singh Boudh, a Scheduled Caste leader, arsenic party’s campaigner for the Rajya Sabha election successful Haryana. The announcement came connected the past day for filing nominations for the biennial predetermination for 2 seats.
The candidature of Mr. Boudh, a small known governmental fig successful State politics, came arsenic a surprise, arsenic respective salient leaders including erstwhile Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee enactment president Udai Bhan, erstwhile Sirsa Lok Sabha subordinate Ashok Tanwar, and immoderate Ahir leaders were among the contenders.
Mr. Boudh’s candidature is being seen arsenic an effort by the precocious bid to onslaught the caste equilibrium successful the State portion aft the enactment appointed Rao Narender Singh, a Backward Class leader, arsenic its enactment president breaking distant from the two-decade-old contented of having a Scheduled Caste person astatine the helm of the State unit.
More importantly, Mr. Boudh is seen arsenic a “neutral” person not owing allegiance to immoderate of the 2 large factions successful the State unit.
Mr. Boudh had retired from Haryana Civil Secretariat 4 years ago. He has been portion of assorted agitations concerning the Scheduled Caste issues and hogged spotlight during the agitation successful transportation with the death of IPS Y Puran Singh.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has named erstwhile Karnal Lok Sabha subordinate Sanjay Bhatia arsenic its candidate. He is considered adjacent confidant of Union Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal.
Both, the BJP and the Congress candidates are expected to person a creaseless sail with 48 and 37 MLAs respectively successful the 90-member Assembly.
However, the introduction of apt 3rd campaigner could marque the predetermination interesting, particularly with the Congress’ dubious grounds of having mislaid Rajya Sabha elections successful the past contempt having the requisite numbers.
The scrutiny of nominations is scheduled for March 6 and the past day for withdrawal is March 9. The polls, if required, volition beryllium held connected March 16.
