BJP's Captain Yogesh Bairagi Challenges Olympian Vinesh Phogat in Julana

BJP's Captain Yogesh Bairagi expressed gratitude to party leadership for their trust, promising a development model for Julana. He competes against Congress's Vinesh Phogat in the Haryana Assembly elections. Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini also filed his nomination, with voting scheduled for October 5.

In the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, BJP candidate Captain Yogesh Bairagi from Julana expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the senior party leadership for their trust in him. Bairagi, who will be contesting against former wrestler Vinesh Phogat, appealed to the residents of Julana to support him.

On September 6, Olympian Vinesh Phogat joined the Congress. 'I want to express my gratitude to the senior leadership of the party for showing trust in me,' Bairagi stated. He added, 'The Congress candidate (Vinesh Phogat) is also like our sister and made the country proud during her career. We will work hard to ensure BJP's victory. I appeal to the people of my constituency to place their trust in me. My model of governance will focus on development.'

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released its second list of 21 candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections. According to the list, Captain Yogesh Bairagi has been fielded against Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat in the Julana constituency. Other notable candidates include Pawan Saini in Naraingarh, Jai Bhagwan Sharma in Pehowa, and Satpal Jamba in Pundri. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has also filed his nomination from the Ladwa constituency. Voting for the 90-member legislative assembly will be held on October 5, with the nomination deadline set for September 12. The vote count will take place on October 8. In the 2019 assembly polls, BJP emerged as the single-largest party with 40 seats, while Congress secured 30 seats.

(With inputs from agencies.)