The bitter factionalism within Haryana Congress over ticket distribution has come into sharp focus as a three-member committee of the party has failed to resolve the differences that have emerged over the choice of Lok Sabha candidates in some seats.
Senior party functionaries told The Hindu that the faction, led by former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, has sought to dominate the party’s choice of candidates and marginalise other powerful leaders like Kiran Choudhry and Randeep Surjewala.
In Bhiwani, for example, the State unit wants to field Rao Dhan Singh, a Yadav leader, in place of former Lok Sabha member Shruti Choudhry, who is the daughter of former Haryana minister and five-term MLA Kiran Choudhry.
