Disagreements stall Haryana Congress candidate list, Priyanka gets larger role
Hindustan TimesHaryana remains the only state where the Congress is yet to name its candidates for the Lok Sabha polls even as the party has held two meetings to discuss its nominees. People aware of the matter said Kumari Selja and Randeep Singh Surjewala, two key leaders from Haryana, opposed shortlisted candidates Rao Dhan Singh and Raj Babbar, who enjoyed former chief minister Bhupinder Hooda’s backing. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra gets larger role For years, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra focused on her brother Rahul Gandhi, and mother Sonia Gandhi’s seats of Amethi and Raebareli and campaigned only in Uttar Pradesh. Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress’s general secretary without any specific charge, has emerged as a pan-Indian campaigner—from Rajasthan to Assam and Tripura. AAP names Kejriwal as star campaigner The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday named three imprisoned party leaders—Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and Satyendar Jain—among its list of 40 “star campaigners” in Gujarat ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.