Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

The real challenge for BJP and Congress in Haryana will come after the elections!

New Delhi : The election campaign should be in full swing and there should be more than one contender for the post of CM in the parties. This is normal. But during the election campaign, if more than one leader within the party is publicly staking their claim for the post of CM and the high command is silently not only watching but encouraging it, then this is not at all normal. Exactly the same thing is happening in Haryana. Same thing is happening in both the major parties BJP and Congress. Many leaders in both the parties are openly expressing their claim for the post of CM and the high command is silent because it expects benefits in the elections from such statements or claims. But this strategy of silence for electoral gains can prove to be a headache for both the parties after the elections. Whether BJP or Congress wins the elections, it is not going to be easy to choose the Chief Minister after the elections. Often during elections, parties keep a check on the public statements of the contenders for the post of Chief Minister. They are afraid of factionalism. But it is shocking that the party itself gives vent to such statements and even if it does not give vent to them, it maintains silence. Same thing happened in both BJP and Congress in Haryana. Congress hopes that this time its exile from power in Haryana may end after 10 years. But there are many contenders for the post of Chief Minister in the party. Not only is there former CM Bhupendra Singh Hooda, there is also Sirsa MP Kumari Selja. Randeep Surjewala is also considered very special in the Gandhi family. The interesting thing is that neither Selja nor Surjewala is contesting the assembly elections. Only Bhupendra Singh Hooda is contesting the assembly elections.

There is a strategy behind Congress’s silence on public statements by Hooda, Selja or Surjewala regarding their claim for the post of CM during the elections. he/she hopes to gain electoral benefits from these statements. Selja is the Dalit face of Congress in Haryana. She is considered a staunch rival of Bhupendra Singh Hooda. Sirsa MP Selja has openly expressed his/her claim for the post of Chief Minister. It is said that he/she has got tickets on 75 to 80 percent of the Congress seats in the assembly elections, which the Hooda camp wanted. Due to this, news of Selja’s displeasure also surfaced during the elections but he/she dismissed it as a rumour.

Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala is also eyeing the CM’s chair. If Selja is a Dalit face, then Surjewala is considered to have a good influence in Kaithal and its surrounding areas. Congress is silent on the claim of both of them for the post of CM because it hopes that this will keep the workers supporting both the leaders enthusiastic and the party will benefit from that enthusiasm in the elections.

Same story is in BJP also. The party has already announced to contest the elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, but Union Ministers Rao Inderjit Singh and Anil Vij are openly expressing their desire for the Chief Minister. The BJP high command is silent on this because it feels that by staking claim of both the leaders for the post of CM, the enthusiasm of their supporters will increase and the party will benefit from it in the elections. Rao Inderjit Singh is Ahir and Vij is Punjabi. Both these castes have the ability to decide victory or defeat on at least 20 assembly seats. Through these two leaders, BJP is trying to woo these two castes.

Rao Inderjit Singh has a good influence in Ahirwal area. On the other hand, Anil Vij is the oldest face of BJP in the state. Even in 2014, he/she was presenting himself as a contender for the post of CM but the BJP high command chose Manohar Lal Khattar. Khattar completed the first term but not the second. BJP removed him/her midway. The party made its own close aide Nayab Singh Saini the CM of Haryana and Anil Vij was also removed from the state cabinet. After that, Vij was also angry for a few days. Now he/she is presenting himself as a contender for the post of CM.

The campaign for the Haryana Assembly elections is almost over. Thursday is the last day of election campaigning. Voting will be held on October 5 and the results will be declared on October 8. Whether the victory is of Congress or BJP, their real challenge will start after victory. The challenge is who will become the Chief Minister?

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