New Delhi: Indias richest woman and chairperson of the OP Jindal Group, Savitri Jindal (74), has officially filed her nomination to contest the Hisar seat as an independent candidate in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections. This decision came after the ruling BJP denied her a ticket and chose Kamal Gupta, a current state minister, as its candidate from Hisar.Speaking to the media, Jindal expressed her commitment to honoring the wishes of the people of Hisar. “Hisar, which is my family, is saying that the election has to be fought. I have to obey their wishes. I cant say no,” she stated. Jindal, a former Congress MLA, decided to run after her supporters expressed disappointment over the BJPs refusal to offer her the seat.BJP quetions ambitions When asked if her move signaled a rebellion against the BJP, she clarified that she never officially joined the party, despite her son, Naveen Jindal, being a BJP MP. She emphasized that her decision to contest was made independently of her son and is driven by her dedication to completing the unfinished work for the people of Hisar.Savitri Jindal, who first entered politics after the death of her husband, OP Jindal, has declared assets worth ₹270.66 crore in her nomination papers—marking a significant rise from ₹113 crore in the 2014 assembly elections.
