Haryana Elections 2024: BJP fields Captain Yogesh Bairagi against Vinesh Phogat

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 Notably, sitting BJP MLA Nirmal Rani from Ganaur has been replaced by Devendra Kaushik. BJP state president Mohan Lal Badoli, the current MLA from Rai, has been replaced by Krishna Gehlawat. 

Satya Prakash, the sitting MLA from Pataudi, has been replaced by Bimla Chaudhary.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 In Hathin, Pravin Dagar has been replaced by Manoj Rawat, while Jagdish Nayar from Hodal has been dropped in favor of Harinder Singh Ramrattan.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.