Narendra Modi thanks people of Jind for voting in favour of BJP
Jind/New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked people of Jind in Haryana for voting in favour of the ruling BJP in a bypoll, which was held on Monday.
BJP candidate Krishna Middha defeated Jannayak Janta Party's (JJP) Digvijay Chautala by 12,935 votes, leaving Congress' heavyweight Randeep Singh Surjewala in the third spot in Jind.
After the victory, Modi tweeted, "I thank the people of Jind for blessing @BJP4Haryana. This is a seat where the Party has never won before. Glad to see the development agenda of BJP finding support among all sections of society. I congratulate the Haryana BJP and CM @mlkhattar for assiduously serving the people."
I thank the people of Jind for blessing @BJP4Haryana. This is a seat where the Party has never won before. Glad to see the development agenda of BJP finding support among all sections of society. I congratulate the Haryana BJP and CM @mlkhattar for assiduously serving the people.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 31, 2019
The Jind bypoll was necessitated following the death of INLD MLA Hari Chand Middha, BJP candidate's father. The Congress fielded its chief national spokesperson and Kaithal MLA Randeep Singh Surjewala.
The INLD, which had won Jind in the last election, put up Umed Redhu as candidate to retain the seat. JJP candidate, 27-year-old Digvijay Chautala, is the younger son of jailed leader Ajay Singh Chautala, who broke away from the INLD and floated the party.
The Jind Assembly by-election result is said to be the test case for the political sentiment in Haryana months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and the state elections scheduled for later this year.
Image credit: Narendra Modi Twitter
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