The BJP on Tuesday released its second list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. The saffron party has fielded Captain Yogesh Bairagi against renowned wrestler Vinesh Phogat in Julana. Bairagi is currently the state Vice President of the BJP's youth wing and the Co-Convenor of the party's Haryana Sports Cell.
BJP's second list for Haryana
Naraingarh: Pawan Saini Pehowa: Jai Bhagwan Sharma Pundri: Satpal Jamba Assandh: Yogender Rana Ganaur: Devender Kaushik Rai: Krishna Gahlawat Baroda: Pradeep Sangwan Julana: Captain Yogesh Bairagi Narwana: Shri Krishan Kumar Bedi Dabwali: Baldev Singh Mangiana Ellenabad: Amir Chand Mehta Rohtak: Manish Grover Narnaul: Om Prakash Yadav Bawal: Krishna Kumar Pataudi: Bimla Chaudhary Nuh: Sanjay Singh Ferozepur Jhirka: Naseem Ahmed Punahana: Aizaz Khan Hathin: Manoj Rawat Hodal: Harinder Singh Ramrattan Badkhal: Dhanesh Adlakha
The saffron party has replaced several incumbent MLAs. Notably, sitting BJP MLA Nirmal Rani from Ganaur has been replaced by Devendra Kaushik. BJP state president Mohan Lal Badoli, the current MLA from Rai, has been replaced by Krishna Gehlawat.
Satya Prakash, the sitting MLA from Pataudi, has been replaced by Bimla Chaudhary. Seema Trikha, the MLA from Badhkal, has been dropped, and Dhanesh Adhlakha will contest from the seat. In Hathin, Pravin Dagar has been replaced by Manoj Rawat, while Jagdish Nayar from Hodal has been dropped in favor of Harinder Singh Ramrattan. The party has retained Om Prakash Yadav from Narnaul.