BJP gives ticket to Sushma’s sister

Surprisingly, the name of veteran Congress leader Birender Singh, who shifted loyalty recently, was kept out of the list. Singh’s wife Prem Lata has been given ticket from his constituency Uchana Kalan. Singh had been hinting that he may contest from Jind.

The BJP is the first party to release names of all the 90 candidates. The Congress is yet to decide its candidates while the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) has declared 81 candidates.

Vandana Sharma has been given the ticket from Safidon while Sushma’s close aide Latika Sharma has been given ticket from Kalka. Sushma wanted Latika to be fielded from Naraingarh, from where she hails, but the party ruled it out.

Ironically, BJP election in charge Kailash Vijayvergiya had on Friday said that no relative of leaders would be fielded by the party.

Former Sonepat MP Jatinder Malik, who joined the party recently after quitting Congress, has been fielded from Gannaur while former INLD MP Surender Barwala has been fielded from Jind. Former AAP leader Jai Singh Thekedar has been given ticket from Sonepat while former Congress leader Darao Singh Rajaura has been fielded from Jhajjar.