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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress fields Hooda from Sonipat, drops Jindal
In Haryana, the party also fielded former state assembly Speaker Kuldeep Sharma from Karnal and Bhavya Bishnoi from Hisar Lok Sabha seats.
The Congress Sunday announced candidates for five Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, fielding former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Sonipat and replacing Faridabad candidate Lalit Nagar with Avtar Singh Badhana.
Nagar, who was dropped as Faridabad candidate, is said to be close to former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, the sources said. With the announcement of new list, the party has declared candidates for all ten Lok Sabha seats in Haryana besides a total of 413 candidates across the country.
In Haryana, the party also fielded former state assembly Speaker Kuldeep Sharma from Karnal and Bhavya Bishnoi from Hisar Lok Sabha seats. Bhavya is the son of Kuldeep Bishnoi and the grandson of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal.
The Congress also nominated Nirmal Singh as the party candidate from Kurukshetra, replacing Naveen Jindal, who had unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Hooda’s son Deepender Singh, who is sitting MP, has been renominated from Rohtak. Selja will be fighting from from the Ambala (Reserved) seat.
