As nerve centre of Ahirwal politics, Rewari is yet again all set to witness an interesting and close electoral battle between old warhorses in the State Assembly elections as all prominent parties — Congress, BJP, INlD and HJC — have pitted their experienced leaders against each other in the fray.
Six-time legislator Capt Ajay Yadav is again contesting the election on Congress ticket and BJP has fielded Randhir Kaprivaas who will face the poll battle for the fifth time while INlD has nominated its State spokesman, Satish Yadav, who has also contested the last Assembly election.
Besides, the HJC has relied upon its state general secretary and former MlA Raghu Yadav while local leader Vijay Somani has once again jumped into fray independently. Somani has sofar unsuccessfully contested three assembly elections from Rewari. He had given a stiff fight to Capt Yadav in 2000 when he lost to the latter by merely 4924 votes.
Significantly, all these candidates except Raghu Yadav were also in battle ground in last election held in 2009 when Capt Yadav romped home victorious by defeating his nearest rival Satish Yadav by 13,288 votes. The BJP nominee Randhir Kaprivaas was on third slot followed by BSP candidate Vijay Somani in the polls.
Raghu Yadav, who is also known as Jalyudh Nayak, would first time take on Capt Yadav as he kept himself away from Rewari after resigning from the post of MlA in 1989 following the differences with the then Chief Minister Ch. Devi lal.This resignation had paved the way for Capt’s entry in the electoral politics as he clinched victory in the by-election on congress ticket. Since after, he has yet won six assembly polls from Rewari.
Capt is seeking another chance to carry on the momentum of development in Rewari while opposition leaders are exhorting the voters to ensure the change this time.