RS polls in Haryana: BJP, Cong nominees file nomination; Satish Nandal enters contest as independent

CHANDIGARH: (Mar 5) Satish Nandal, who had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 assembly polls as a BJP nominee, on Thursday filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls from Haryana as an Independent, becoming the third entrant in the contest after BJP's Sanjay Bhatia and Karamvir Singh Boudh of the Congress.

Prior to Nandal, Bhatia and Boudh filed their nominations here on the last day of filing of nominations for the two seats falling vacant from Haryana. BJP members Kiran Choudhry and Ram Chander Jangra are set to complete their terms on April 9.

With Nandal throwing his hat in the ring, the polls are set to witness an interesting contest.