"This election will determine the direction and condition of the country": CM Nayab Singh Saini

Reflecting on the past decade under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, Saini on Saturday commended India's progress on the global stage.

"This is not a small election. It's a very important one that will determine the direction and condition of the country. Over the past 10 years under Modi's leadership, India has forged a new path in the world. This election is crucial for us to continue progressing rapidly on the path of development," Saini said.

"That's why we have elected Naveen Jindal with a significant majority to send him to Modi ji," he added.

Saini highlighted the transformative changes in the region, across the state and country over the past 10 years.

"I am pleased that when I came to Kurukshetra last time in 2019, I received abundant blessings and support from you all. In the last 10 years, we have witnessed a transformation in Kurukshetra and along with it, the state has also changed, and the entire country has changed under Narendra Modi's leadership," Saini said.

In contrast, Saini criticised the Congress party's governance over the past several decades, stating that they failed to resolve general public problems.

"Congress has ruled this country for 55-60 years, with people facing challenges but they (Congress) failed to resolve them. However, let me tell you that under our government, meaning Modi Ji's government, all the railway crossings that used to create bottlenecks have been transformed into underpasses or overpasses within these 10 years. Our government has worked to improve people's lives," Saini said.

In Haryana, the Congress and the AAP will fight in alliance, with the Congress contesting nine Lok Sabha constituencies while one seat from Kurukshetra has been given to the AAP.

Notably, Naveen Jindal represented the Kurukshetra parliamentary constituency from 2004-2014 when he was in Congress.

However, he lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Raj Kumar Saini in the 2014 national elections and was not fielded by the Congress in 2019. The former Congress leader Naveen Jindal had joined the ruling BJP recently.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in the state, the BJP swept the state, capturing all 10 seats.

In the 2014 elections, the BJP won 7 seats, while the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) won 2 seats and the Congress secured only one seat

The Lok Sabha elections for the 10 parliamentary constituencies of Haryana are going to be held in a single phase on May 25. The counting of votes will be on June 4. (ANI)