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Haryana CM Saini Urges Punjab OBCs to Back BJP Ahead of Assembly Polls

The appearances mark a BJP push to organize OBC voters in Punjab before elections early next year.

Overview

  • Saini, who addressed an OBC gathering Sunday in Rupnagar, said united OBC voters could help the BJP form the next Punjab government.
  • He criticized the AAP-led state government and questioned a special Assembly session held on International Labour Day that included a confidence motion.
  • He urged OBC attendees to join the BJP, prepare for the polls expected early next year, and spread the party’s message at the grassroots.
  • He touted the BJP’s record on OBC representation, claiming constitutional status for the OBC Commission, 27 percent reservation in medical and higher education, and more OBC leaders in top posts.
  • At a later event in Ludhiana, he promised to extend Haryana’s welfare schemes to Punjab and called on voters to install a BJP government in the state.