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Year-long overhaul boosts Haryana Congress, but challenges persist

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Year-long overhaul boosts Haryana Congress, but challenges persist

GURUGRAM: When Indian Youth Congress and National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) workers blocked Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s convoy and showed him black flags over Gurugram University’s infrastructure last month, the friction signalled a newly coordinated grassroots mobilisation reflecting the results of the party’s year-long Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan campaign. However, this newfound ground…

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Hooda-Surjewala mic exchange sparks off discussion on power dynamics in Haryana Congress

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Hooda-Surjewala mic exchange sparks off discussion on power dynamics in Haryana Congress

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala address media persons during a press conference. File | Photo Credit: Akhilesh Kumar A light-hearted but politically charged exchange between former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and party’s Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala at the welcome programme for the newly appointed All-India…

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Haryana Congress Expels 7 Leaders Over “Anti-Party” Activities Ahead Of Civic Polls

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Haryana Congress Expels 7 Leaders Over “Anti-Party” Activities Ahead Of Civic Polls

Chandigarh: The Haryana Congress on Thursday expelled seven of its leaders for indulging in “anti-party” activities ahead of civic polls slated for next month. The leaders have been expelled for six years with immediate effect, according to a party order issued by Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan. “Consequent upon the receipt of reports through means…

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Haryana Congress Leader Ajay Singh Yadav Quits Party For Treating Him “Shabbily”

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Haryana Congress Leader Ajay Singh Yadav Quits Party For Treating Him “Shabbily”

Ajay Yadav never got along well with Bhupinder Hooda (File) Chandigarh: Soon after the Haryana assembly elections, senior Congress leader and former minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav on Thursday quit the party alleging shabby treatment after Sonia Gandhi left the post of party president. He said he was quitting the party and also resigning as…

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An Hour On Counting Day, And A Big Mood Swing At Congress, BJP Offices

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An Hour On Counting Day, And A Big Mood Swing At Congress, BJP Offices

New Delhi: With the BJP surging ahead of the Congress in Haryana after trailing in the initial rounds, the mood at the two party offices has dramatically changed in the past one hour. Multiple rounds of counting are still left and the picture can change any moment. Exit polls have predicted a Congress sweep in Haryana….

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Bajrang Punia Gets Key Post Within Hours Of Joining Congress

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Bajrang Punia Gets Key Post Within Hours Of Joining Congress

Bajrang Punia joins Congress New Delhi: In a major development, Olympian wrestler Bajrang Punia was appointed the Working Chairman of the All India Kisan Congress on Friday. “Hon’ble Congress President has approved the proposal of the appointment of Shri Bajrang Punia as the Working Chairman of All India Kisan Congress with immediate effect,” read the…

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On Haryana Poll Postponement Request, BJP Leader Anil Vij’s Clarification

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On Haryana Poll Postponement Request, BJP Leader Anil Vij’s Clarification

Anij Vij, former Haryana Home Minister The BJP is ready to contest polls tomorrow, asserted senior leader Anil Vij after his party faced opposition criticism for seeking to defer the September 1 polls. The party, in its defense, cited long holidays before and after the election date that it said could adversely affect the voter…

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BJP Signs Up 4-Time Ex-Congress MLA Kiran Choudhary, Secures Key Sweep

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BJP Signs Up 4-Time Ex-Congress MLA Kiran Choudhary, Secures Key Sweep

Ex-Congress leaders Kiran Choudhary and Shruti Choudhary joined the BJP. New Delhi: The Congress – boosted by strong results in May’s Haryana Lok Sabha election, in which it won five of the state’s 10 seats – faced a setback Wednesday after two senior leaders jumped ship to the BJP. Kiran Choudhary, a four-time MLA from…

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Hooda, Wasnik among 5 Cong. leaders appointed special observers for Rajasthan polls

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Hooda, Wasnik among 5 Cong. leaders appointed special observers for Rajasthan polls

The Congress on Thursday appointed five special observers, including former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, for the November 25 Rajasthan Assembly elections. “The Congress president has approved the proposal for the appointment of Mukul Wasnik, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Jitendra Singh, Shaktisinh Gohil and Shakeel Ahmad Khan as special observers for the ensuing Assembly elections…

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