BJP nominee Jangra withdraws from Sirsa, party may back Kanda

Ruling BJP's Sirsa candidate, Rohtash Jangra, on Monday said he has withdrawn his nomination, indicating that the party is likely to back sitting MLA Gopal Kanda in the upcoming Assembly polls.

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Kanda, the supremo of the Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP), is seeking re-election from the Sirsa Assembly seat and has been supporting the BJP's state government in Haryana.

"I have withdrawn my nomination. The decision has been taken in the interest of the state and the country... We have to ensure a 'Congress-mukt Haryana, Jangra said.

He added: "Gopal Kanda has supported us (BJP) for five years. We have taken this decision for Sirsa's development." The BJP, like the Congress, will now contest 89 of the 90 Assembly seats in Haryana. The Congress has left the Bhiwani seat for CPI(M). Last week, the BJP released its third and final list of candidates for the Haryana polls in which the party fielded Jangra from Sirsa.