Union Minister and senior BJP leader Rao Inderjit Singh on Tuesday publicly expressed his wish to become the next Chief Minister of Haryana, staking his claim for the CM's position just ahead of the upcoming Haryana assembly elections.

Speaking at a public rally where he was present to support BJP candidate Mukesh Sharma's nomination, Singh said that the people of the state want him to become the Chief Minister.

“For those who want to loot Gurgaon...the BJP candidate Mukesh Sharma alias Mukesh Pehalwan will be a guard like Pehalwan,” he said during his address.

“There is no division in the party. The party does not give tickets on the advice of one person. Before allocating tickets party conducted surveys. There are ten surveys, and in those surveys, Mukesh was on top in all the surveys,” Rao asserted.

Rao said this election is not just to re-elect the BJP to power, but also for resolving the issues afflicting the city.

“The next time, who will be the chief minister will see sometimes water leaks from the sewerage, sometimes electricity does not reach, and sometimes garbage remains on the roads for months. You will be asked if you could not clean Gurgaon; you could not clean the sewerage.

I am saying that this election is for cleaning up sewerage and for raising garbage. Forget everything and vote for the party to ensure we form a government for the third consecutive time,” he added.

Rao also promised to work to strengthen the local bodies and to ensure work from the administrative body.

Mukesh Sharma officially filed his nomination papers for the upcoming election from Gurgaon on Tuesday. Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh was present on the occasion, drawing thousands of supporters.

After the nomination process, a large public meeting was held here in Gurgaon constituency.

In his speech, Mukesh stressed the importance of the party's working style; he told the people to ensure his victory in the Gurgaon constituency for the betterment of the city.