The Haryana Assembly polls are set for October 5, with vote counting on October 8. The Congress party released a new list of nine candidates on Sunday, bringing their total to 41 for the 90-member assembly. Notable names include Brijendra Singh for Uchana Kalan and Mohit Grover for Gurugram. Other candidates are Ashok Arora (Thanesar), Kuldeep Sharma (Ganaur), Paramvir Singh (Tohana), Anirudh Chaudhary (Tosham), Balram Dangi (Meham), Manju Choudhary (Nangal Chaudhary), and Vardhan Yadav (Badshahpur).
Previously, the party announced 32 candidates, including former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, state unit chief Udai Bhan from Hodal, and wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Julana. It released its initial list of 31 candidates, adding Balbir Singh for the Israna constituency (reserved for Scheduled Castes). Singh currently holds the MLA position for Israna.
Congress has renominated all 28 of its current MLAs and has fielded Mewa Singh from Ladwa to challenge Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. The party is also in seat-sharing negotiations with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), though some Congress members have reservations about this alliance.
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