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Chandigarh: Some of the BJP and Congress leaders who had entered the election fray in Haryana after being denied a ticket by their parties on Monday withdrew their nominations for the October 5 polls. After the last date of withdrawal of nominations on Monday, as many as 1,031 candidates were left in the fray from 90 assembly seats in the state.

On the final day for withdrawal of nomination, significant developments took place in the Sirsa constituency. BJP’s Rohtash Jangra withdrew his nomination on Monday, following party orders. After this, rumours emerged that the Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) candidate, Gopal Kanda,...

CHANDIGARH: With its candidate Rohtash Jangra from Sirsa withdrawing his candidature on Monday, the BJP may support Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) chief Gopal Kanda in the Assembly elections. Like the Congress,

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rohtash Jangra withdrew his nomination from the Sirsa constituency on Monday ahead of the Haryana Assembly Polls, which are scheduled to take place on October 5.

BJP candidate from Sirsa assembly constituency Rohtash Jangra announced on September 16 that he has withdrawn his nomination for the seat. The move suggests that the ruling party may extend its support to Gopal Kanda,

Reacting to the development, BJP's Ashok Tanwar said it was the decision of the party and Rohtash Jangra had withdrawn his nomination papers. "Our main aim is to keep the state aw