Chandigarh:
BJP candidate from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat Naveen Jindal filed his nomination papers on Thursday.
The 54-year-old was accompanied by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini when he went to file his nomination papers. Later, he also addressed a public meeting attended by his family members and BJP leaders, including the chief minister.
Chief Minister Saini appealed to the voters of Kurukshetra parliamentary constituency to make Jindal victorious and said that the country has progressed on the path of progress in the last decade under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jindal, who joined the BJP in March after quitting the Congress, was an MP from Kurukshetra between 2004 and 2014. He is pitted against senior Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Singh Chautala and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sushil Gupta.
AAP, a member of the opposition INDIA bloc, is contesting the Kurukshetra seat in Haryana, while the remaining nine seats in the state are being contested by Congress.
The nomination process for the ten Lok Sabha constituencies in Haryana, for which voting will take place on May 25, began on Monday.
The deadline for submitting nominations is May 6. The verification of nominations will take place on May 7 and candidates can withdraw their nominations until May 9.
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