Rift in Congress could give Inderjit the edge

Gurgaon | Thursday | 21st March, 2019

Summary:

State chief Tanwar said all senior leaders will work towards defeating rival parties — BJP, INLD and others — forgetting internal differences. For the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat, announcement of Rao Inderjit Singh’s name as the BJP candidate is a formality. Even the faction led by Randeep Surjewala is part of this parley, despite the senior leader’s loss at the recent Jind bypoll.Expectedly, all of them denied rumours of rifts. But his challengers from Congress and INLD are yet to be shortlisted.Four-time MP Rao Inderjit is the frontrunner from the constituency, due to his stronghold in the Ahirwal region. AAP spokesperson R S Rathee said an alliance with JJP is on the cards, and the decision will be taken by March 31..