Haryana minister Anil Vij has thrown his hat into the ring for the highest put up within the state in case of a BJP victory. In a put up on X, previously Twitter, he stated there’s lots of public strain on him and he would stake declare for the put up on the idea of his seniority throughout the occasion. “Whether or not they appoint them or not is their prerogative,” he added.
The BJP, although, has already introduced that the present Chief Minister, Nayab Singh Saini, will stay its candidate for the job. Mr Vij’s announcement may herald a disaster for the occasion, which prides itself on its self-discipline..
Ambala: Former Haryana Residence Minister Anil Vij says, “I’m a senior MLA from Haryana, contesting my seventh election. I’ve by no means requested for something, however this time there’s immense strain from the general public. Due to this fact, based mostly on my seniority, I’ll stake a declare for the CM’s… pic.twitter.com/O4qSSWnzUV
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Whereas factionalism is par for the course for even the BJP in a number of states, such open problem to the occasion resolution is uncommon.
Within the put up, he additionally stated if given an opportunity, he would “rework Haryana”.
Mr Vij was handed over twice for the put up of the Chief Minister – as soon as when Manohar Lal Khattar was chosen and the second time when Nayab Singh Saini changed him.
In 2014, he was the front-runner for the put up, however the Central management had chosen Mr Khattar, recognized to be near Union house minister and the BJP’s chief strategist Amit Shah.
When Mr Khattar was picked for the job, Mr Vij was given the important thing house ministry and underneath him, rose to be probably the most highly effective and influential minister within the cupboard.
Mr Vij was massively upset after Mr Saini was picked to switch Mr Khattar. Because the seniormost minister in Mr Khattar’s cupboard, and the seniomost chief of the occasion within the state, he had thought the job needs to be his.
This time, the previous minister has been fielded from the Ambala Cantonment seat.
Meeting elections might be held in Haryana in a single part on October 5 and the votes might be counted on October 8.
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