Targeting the Congress party, former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the party had announced its candidates at a time when the people had made up their mind to support the BJP in Lok Sabha poll.
The BJP had already taken a lead over the Congress in the poll campaign by announcing its candidates a long time ago, he added.
“We have organised more than 35 public rallies so far. Our 3.5 lakh party workers are fully charged and working to ensure the victory of the BJP candidates. When the Congress will start its campaign, we will have organised rallies in all 90 Assembly segments of the state,” said Khattar while addressing the ‘Vijay Sankalp’ rally here today.
He said the BJP’s Assembly-wise rallies would be completed by May 10. Thereafter, the party’s central leaders would visit the state to address public meetings to seek votes for the candidates, he added.
The Congress had delayed the announcement of its candidates by over a month, which would adversely affect its poll prospect, he said.
Manohar Lal Khattar (born 5 May 1954) is an Indian politician who served as the 10th Chief Minister of Haryana from 26 October 2014 till his resignation on 12 March 2024. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a former RSS pracharak. He represented the Karnal constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly since 2014 till 2024.
Khattar was born on 5 May 1954 in Nindana village of Meham tehsil in the Rohtak district of East Punjab, India into a Punjabi Hindu family. His father, Harbans Lal Khattar, had migrated to the village from the Jhang district of West Punjab following the Partition of India in 1947. His family initially settled in the Banyani village of Rohtak district and took up farming.
Khattar completed his matriculation (final year of high school) from Pandit Neki Ram Sharma Government College, Rohtak. He then moved to Delhi, and ran a shop near Sadar Bazar while completing his bachelor’s degree from University of Delhi.
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