Keen triangular contest for Hisar LS seat after HJC-BJP tie-up

The Hisar Lok Sabha bye-election next month is poised to witness a triangular fight with the Haryana Janhit Congress tying up with BJP.

The Hisar Lok Sabha bye-election next month is poised to witness a triangular fight with the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) tying up with BJP.

The seat has fallen vacant after the demise of former chief minister Bhajan Lal,who had won it in 2009 by defeating the then INLD candidate Sampat Singh by a margin of 6,983 votes.

The October 13 by-poll will not only be a prestige issue for Kuldeep Bishnoi of HJC to retain the seat of his father,but will also be a litmus test for Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to prove his popularity in the state,according to political observers.

The bypoll will also be a test for Om Parkash Chautala and his INLD to prove that it can take on Congress in the Jat-dominated state.

While INLD has already declared the name of Ajay Singh Chautala,son of former Chief Minister Om Parkash Chautala,as its candidate,Kuldeep Bishnoi’s name was today announced as the candidate for the Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) and BJP alliance.

Stakes are high for Bishnoi to save the prestige of the family and seat,and for Hooda to prove that Congress is a force to reckon with. At the same time,Chautala will try to prove his popularity as his son is in the fray.

For Congress,as many as five aspirants are in the race for the seat.