Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini files nomination from Ladwa; says PM Modi will visit state on September 14

KURUKSHETRA: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday filed his nomination as BJP candidate from the Ladwa constituency for the forthcoming assembly elections in the state.

He filed his nomination in the presence of Union minister and former CM Manohar Lal Khattar and other leaders of the party.

CM Saini while addressing media persons said that PM Modi will visit Haryana on September 14 for the election campaigning. He expressed his confidence and said that the BJP would form a double-engine government in Haryana for the third time.

After filing his nomination, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini said, "I received a lot of love from the public of Ladwa. This was a historic event of nomination where the whole of Ladwa was on roads to bless you. One thing that is assured is that the public will form the double-engine BJP government in Haryana for the third time. PM Modi will be arriving in Haryana on 14th September and we will offer him a rousing welcome."

Union minister Khattar who was present in the nomination said that the BJP would soon release the remaining list of candidates. BJP has released a list of 67 candidates out of 90 assembly constituencies of Haryana and is yet to announce the names of the remaining seats.

ML Khattar said, "The nomination process has started from September 5 and the process is going on as candidates are filing their nominations. It's a matter of happiness that our CM Nayab Singh Saini has filed his nomination from the Ladwa constituency. Till September 12, all the nominations will be submitted. We (BJP) have issued a list of 67 candidates till now, and I think the rest of the candidates will be declared by today. I think this time BJP will be the first party to declare all the candidates at the earliest. I am hopeful that BJP will form the government in Haryana for the third time...Congress is heading towards defeat..."

Earlier in the day, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the love and blessings that Ladwa's public is showering on him is priceless. Exuding confidence, Saini said that earlier they had chosen him as an MP but now they will elect him as an MLA.

CM Saini also extended his wishes and gratitude to the party workers in Haryana as he inaugurated a party office in Ladwa.

Before filing his nomination, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated a party office in Ladwa, Kurukshetra and took part in the havan rituals at the inauguration of the BJP office.

Voting for the 90-member legislative assembly in Haryana will be held on October 5, with the last date for filing nominations being September 12. The counting of votes will take place on October 8.

On August 31, the Election Commission of India (ECI) revised the polling date for the Haryana Assembly elections from October 1 to October 5 and moved the counting of votes for both the Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana assemblies from October 4 to October 8.


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