The prestige of four prominent political families of Ahirwal is at stake in the State Assembly elections as progenies of all these families are yet again in the fray from their stronghold and are leaving no stone unturned to maintain their political power in the region by clinching victory in the impending poll battle.
These are such families around whom the politics of Ahirwal revolves and the Assembly elections cannot be imagined without their active participation. Moreover, any of the families has always been at the helm of the affairs in successive State Governments formed in the past.
Haryana Irrigation Minister, Capt Ajay Yadav, Health Minister Rao Narender Singh, Incumbent Congress MlA Yadavendra Singh and former Minister Rao Narbir Singh belong to these political families.
Capt Ajay, son of Rao Abhay Singh, from Rewari, Rao Yadavendra, son of Rao Birender Singh, from Kosli, Rao Narender, son of Rao Banshi Singh, from Narnaul are in the poll battle on the congress tickets while Rao Narbir, son of Rao Mahabir Singh, is trying his fortune from Badshapur (Gurgaon) on the BJP ticket.
Rao Birender Singh had served as not only speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha speaker and Cabinet Minister in Union Government but also Haryana Chief Minister. Rao Yadavendra’s elder brother Rao Inderjit is also the Union Minister. However, he is at present in the saffron party and has announced to campaign against Yadavendra in Kosli.
Rao Abhay Singh was also elected legislator from Rewari and Jaatusana (now Kosli) for four times while his son Capt Ajay has been the legislator from Rewari for last six times.
Rao Banshi Singh was elected twice from Ateli constituency and had served as Cabinet Minister in the State Government while Rao Narender has also romped home twice from Ateli and one time from Narnaul.
likewise, Rao Narbir’s father Rao Mahabir had also been minister in the state government while his grand father Rao Mohar Singh was also elected MlA in joint Punjab before and after independence. Rao Narbir was the youngest elected legislator across the nation in 1987 to hold the office of State Home Ministry at the age of 26. .