Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. File
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Ahead of the Assembly election in Haryana, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has appointed Ashok Gehlot, Ajay Maken and Partap Singh Bajwa as observers on Saturday (September 14, 2024).
In a press release, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the three senior observers will ensure a smooth process in the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, with immediate effect.
Earlier, the Congress issued 40 more candidates late on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) night, fielding former Deputy Chief Minister Chandra Mohan from Panchkula, Nirmal Singh from Ambala city and Vikas Saharan from Kalayat.
In the first list of 32 candidates for the Assembly election in Haryana, the Congress fielded Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Julana constituency and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi. Reposing faith in all its MLAs, the party said it would give ticket to all the 28 sitting MLAs, besides four others.
The election for Haryana’s 90-member Assembly is scheduled for October 5, 2024.
Published – September 14, 2024 02:44 pm IST
