Haryana political landscape heats up ahead of upcoming elections

In wake of Assembly and Lok Sabha elections to be held next year in Haryana , all the political factions are on toes to ensure victory. But apart from this, the battle for supremacy is going on among the stalwarts of many parties. Be it the ruling saffron BJP or the main opposition party Congress, several bigwigs from both factions are leaving no stone unturned to prove their dominance over each other. Recently, the BJP had come up with a huge change in the organisational set appointing Naib Saini as the new state party president in place of OP Dhankar which led to new political speculations ahead of polls. Besides, the ongoing feud among the senior party leaders in the Congress continues to remain, adding to the woes of the party high command.
In continuation to aforesaid, it is worth mentioning that the congress continues to witness widened rift among the party bigwigs. Former Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda currently has the upper hand as well as unilateral hold in Haryana Congress. Everyone agrees that he has a big stature in the party in Haryana . Although the opposition trio within the party, Kumari Selja, Kiran Choudhary and Randeep Surjewala (SRK) are continuously on toes to weaken him as well strengthen their position in the party. While Hooda’s supporters are continuously promoting him as the CM face of the party, in a reaction to this, the opposition trio is continuously of the opinion that the party high command is the supreme authority to take final call to decide who will be the CM face. Even the bigwigs do mention from time to time that Hooda is a dominating face in Haryana Congress which depicts a lot about his position in the party. The party high command is also pretty aware that Hooda cannot be ignored. Besides, the party is also giving importance to Selja, Kiran Chaudhary and Surjewala in bid to maintain balance.
Few days ago, showcasing her desire to contest assembly polls, Kumari seleja said that she is willing to contest elections but the party high command is the supreme authority to take calls pertaining to this. She also said that after the completion of elections in five states, she will undertake a yatra in all the ten Lok Sabha constituencies of the state. Reacting to Hooda’s recent statement regarding appointment of four Deputy CM after the party comes to power, she said that it will be decided by the party high command. Presently, Selja does not seem to be in such a strong position to compete with Hooda.
Similarly, BJP stalwart Chaudhary Virendra Singh does not seem in a comfortable and strong position inside the party for a long time. He is at loggerheads with Dushyant Chautala who holds the portfolio of the Deputy CM and an ally in the power. He is of the opinion that BJP should get rid of ally JJP as soon as possible. Continuing the alliance with JJP might weaken the BJP. Both factions Dushyant and Birender Singh are eyeball to eyeball over Hisar Lok Sabha and Uchana seat. Resembling Congress stalwarts, the BJP leaders can be witnessed at loggerheads with each other over battle of political dominance. Removal of OP Dhankar from the post of the state party president led to a new political equation ahead of polls. Appointment of Naib Saini on chair who is in good books of the Chief Minister Manohar Lal, as the new state head indicated a lot as the elections draw near.
It is a noticeable fact that CM Manohar Lal played a major role in appointing him to the post which clearly indicates his political stature in the party. He is close to PM Narendra Modi and it is almost evident from the ongoing political scenario that the party will fight the upcoming elections under his leadership. Besides, the tussle between Chief Minister Manohar Lal and Home Minister Anil Vij is also continuously coming to the fore. Ruling ally JJP which contested 25 seats in Rajasthan.