Haryana Election 2024: The election campaign in Haryana has reached its final stage and all the star campaigners have entered the election fray. Chiranjeev Rao of Congress is in the fray from Rewari seat, while his brother-in-law Tej Pratap Yadav has come from Bihar to campaign for him. Chiranjeev Rao is the son-in-law of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. Rao, who is married to Lalu’s daughter Anushka, has the support of his brother-in-law Tej Pratap and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav.
Chiranjeev Rao is the son of senior Congress leader and former Haryana minister Captain Ajay Singh Yadav. Chiranjeev Rao says: “I am the Congress candidate from here, but I always get Lalu ji’s blessings. His family is deeply connected to the community. Lalu ji is a mass leader and his blessings are always with me. He (Lalu Prasad Yadav) spoke to me after I got the ticket and advised me to always stay connected to the grassroots level. Our family has served the people of Rewari for the last three generations and I want to continue that tradition. I am confident that people will give me a chance.” He said – Tej Pratap came here and soon Tejashwi Yadav will also join.
Voting for the 90-member Haryana Assembly will take place on October 5. Counting of votes will take place on October 8.
interesting competition
This time 12 candidates are in the fray in Rewari assembly constituency. At present, this seat is with Congress, to win which BJP is giving full competition. But after rebelling from BJP, Satish Yadav, who returned with ticket from Aam Aadmi Party, has made the contest triangular.
Rewari seat has been the stronghold of Congress and Captain House. 3 generations of Captain House have been MLAs here. Firstly, Captain Ajay Singh Yadav’s father Rao Abhay Singh became the first MLA of Rewari in 1952. After this, after the formation of Jatusana and Haryana in 1957, he represented the region for the first time by becoming MLA from Rewari assembly seat in 1972. Captain Ajay Yadav, who left the army service after the resignation of Raghu Yadav in 1989, won the by-election.
After this, he made a record of winning 6 consecutive assembly elections. This seat came to BJP only in the Modi wave of 2014. But again in 2019, Captain’s son Chiranjeev Rao registered victory and put this seat in the hands of Congress. This time, Chiranjeev Rao is contesting from Rewari for the second time and Laxman Singh Yadav, the current MLA from Kosli, is contesting from Rewari on BJP ticket. Other candidates including independent Prashant Sunny and BSP’s Vijay Somani are also in the fray.