8 Leaders Including Ex-Min Expelled by BJP in Haryana for Contesting as Independents

Chandigarh: Eight leaders of Haryana including former state minister Ranjit Singh Chautala were expelled by the BJP for six years on Sunday as they are contesting the October 5 state Assembly polls as independent candidates.

In a notification, the Haryana BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli expelled these leaders for a period of six years with immediate effect.

The leaders expelled from the BJP include Chautala, Sandeep Garg (contesting the polls from Ladwa), Zile Ram Sharma (Assandh), Devender Kadian (Ganaur), Bachan Singh Arya (Safidon), Radha Ahlawat (Meham), Naveen Goel (Gurugram) and Kehar Singh Rawat (Hathin).

Chautala was denied the poll ticket from Rania, the seat he represented in the Assembly when he was an independent MLA. Chautala quit the membership of the Assembly before joining the BJP to unsuccessfully contest the parliamentary polls from Hisar.

The Haryana Congress expelled 13 leaders on Friday over their decision to contest the polls as independent candidates.