Amid reports of rift in the Congress over ticket distribution in Haryana , party leader and key dalit face Kumari Selja, whose name is being pushed by a section of Congress workers for the Chief Minister's face if the 'Grand Old Party' wins the Assembly polls,

Chandigarh: Union minister and former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday invited senior Congress leader Kumari Selja to join BJP, saying Congress had been insulting Dalit leaders.

Alleging factionalism within the Congress, former Haryana Chief Minister and Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar asked Congress MP Kumari Selja to switch sides and join the BJP. He pointed to “internal rifts” within the Congress and took a jibe at former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son Deepender Hooda without naming them.

BJP leader Babita Phogat has responded to her cousin Vinesh Phogat's criticism of the BJP during her campaign for the Haryana elections. Babita called Vinesh's comments narrow-minded and urged reflection on words used.

Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who held a road show to campaign for party candidate in Haryana’s Jagadhri town on Friday, tore into BJP saying that it sent him to jail in a fake case and now people of Haryana will send it out of power.

Former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar hinted at the possibility of Congress MPs Kumari Selja and Randeep Singh Surjewala joining the BJP ahead of next month's assembly polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the 'Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot' program to engage with BJP workers in Haryana.