New Delhi: On September 8, the Congress party unveiled its second list of nine candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. The state, which has 90 seats, will vote in a single phase on October 5, with the votes being counted on October 8.The newly announced candidates include Mohit Grover for Gurugram, Ashok Arora for Thanesar, Kuldeep Sharma for Ganaur, Brijendra Singh for Tohana, and Manju Choudhary for the Nangal Chaudhary seat, among others.कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @kharge की अध्यक्षता में आयोजित केंद्रीय चुनाव समिति की बैठक में हरियाणा विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए कांग्रेस उम्मीदवारों की दूसरी लिस्ट। pic.twitter.com/ZxRF3Zuyku— Congress (@INCIndia) September 8, 2024Congress first list, Vinesh Phogats political entryThis comes shortly after Congress released its first list of 31 candidates on September 6. The announcement followed the induction of Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Tokyo Olympics medalist Bajrang Punia into the party by senior leader KC Venugopal.Phogat has quickly made her political debut, being fielded as the candidate for the Julana seat. I am deeply grateful for the love and respect Ive received. My focus is to work for the betterment of people and alleviate their struggles, she said during a campaign event on Sunday.Congress-AAP alliance for HaryanaIn preparation for the elections, Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are engaged in seat-sharing negotiations. Reports suggest that the alliance will see AAP contest five seats. Leaders from both parties, including Raghav Chadha from AAP and Deepak Babaria from Congress, have reportedly held positive discussions and are optimistic about finalizing the arrangement by September 9.
