Haryana BJP teams in West Bengal, Assam
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Haryana BJP teams in West Bengal, Assam
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CHANDIGARH: To woo the Haryanvi population in poll-bound Assam and West Bengal, the Haryana unit of BJP has started dispatching senior leaders to the two states for the purpose of campaigning. Twenty-two leaders, who include MPs and other senior leaders, have already been sent to Assam, while a team of 11 more leaders, who include MLAs, former MPs and and ministers, shall be sent to West Bengal as well. “Leaders have been shortlisted on demands raised by central election offices and campaigning committees. These two states have a sizeable population of traders and farmers having roots in Haryana, or are directly or indirectly linked to Haryana. Hence, our leaders will campaign there,” said Dhankar. Dhankar said since MLAs and ministers were busy in the state assembly’s budget session, hence it took time for the party to decide upon names. BJP is the only national party which has sent teams to Assam and West Bengal. As of now, it were only farmer leaders and members of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), who include Gurnam Singh Charuni, Rakesh Tikait and Yogendera Yadava, who had been campaigning in poll-bound states against BJP.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-03-20
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Chandigarh