Bansi Lal’s grandchildren to contest against each other in Tosham

CHANDIGARH: The upcoming assembly polls in Haryana will likely witness former Chief Minister Bansi Lal’s grandchildren contesting against each other from Tosham. Both former Member of Parliament Shruti Choudhry– daughter of Bansi Lal’s younger son late Surender Singh — and Anirudh Chaudhary, son of Lal’s elder son Ranbir Mahendera (first cousins), have staked claim over their grandfather’s legacy and expressed their willingness to fight from the seat.

While Shruti is seeking a BJP ticket, Anirudh aspires to get a ticket from the Congress. Neither the BJP nor the Congress has announced their list of candidates.

A couple of months back, Kiran Choudhry, along with her daughter Shruti, had quit the Congress to join the BJP. She was upset after the grand old party refused to give Shruti the ticket from the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha seat. Recently, the BJP nominated Kiran for the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana.