Just hours before the nomination deadline for the October 5 Haryana Assembly Elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its sixth & seventh list of candidates, announcing 19 & 3 new names.
A day prior, AAP had unveiled a list of 21 candidates. With the party going solo in Haryana, a state bordering its Delhi and Punjab strongholds, the push is on to make a mark.
Senior leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia stated that Haryana’s electorate is ready for a change, seeking improvements in education, healthcare, free electricity, and job opportunities. Following the collapse of alliance talks with Congress, AAP introduced 40 star campaigners, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Haryana chief Sushil Gupta, and senior leaders Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh. Sunita Kejriwal, also a star campaigner, has launched a campaign promising free electricity, mohalla clinics, Rs 1,000 monthly aid for women, employment for youth, and enhanced education.
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, at the Uchana nomination event, suggested that the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) would face a significant loss, urging voters to support AAP’s Pawan Fauji instead. Chadha predicted that the BJP would secure fewer than 20 seats and emphasized that any new Haryana government would require AAP’s support, highlighting Kejriwal’s connection to Haryana as a key factor in the party’s appeal.
Kolkata: On Friday, January 10, 2026, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha members demonstrated against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her actions after the ED raids at the I-PAC office and its chief Pratik Jain's home. | In relation to an alleged coal smuggling case that stretches back a few years, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) office and Pratik Jain's home on Loudon Street in Kolkata on Thursday, January 8, 2025. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a protest against the ED raids on I-PAC after the raid set off a political storm in the state. Why is a chief minister endorsing Pratik Jain, and who is he? Pratik Jain, a political strategist and co-founder of I-PAC, is a graduate of IIT Bombay. He is credited with helping I-PAC grow into one of the most significant political consulting organizations in India. I-PAC was established in 2015 and offers services like data-driven campaign management, support for governance, and voter outreach initiatives. It has collaborated with a number of Indian political groups throughout the years, notably West Bengal's Trinamool Congress (TMC). I-PAC reportedly collaborates closely with Abhishek Banerjee, the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress, and his office. The company oversees the IT and media division of the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC and is in charge of creating its election campaigns. Mr. Jain was in charge of the Trinamool Congress's IT cell, according to Ms. Banerjee. According to his LinkedIn page, Jain, an engineering graduate from IIT Bombay, started his career as an analyst at the consulting firm Deloitte. He was one of the first members of Citizens of Accountable Governance, which later evolved into I-PAC. Arvind Kejriwal, M.K. Stalin, Jaganmohan Reddy, Uddhav Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi, and Nitish Kumar are just a few of the prominent figures with whom the political consultancy firm has collaborated.…
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