Congress candidate Karamvir Baudh files nomination for Haryana Rajya Sabha seat
Grassroots leader receives full party support; says BJP’s potential third candidate won’t affect him
Congress candidate Karamvir Baudh with his family after filling nomination for Rajya Sabha seat at Haryana Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Ravi Kumar
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Congress candidate Karamvir Singh Baudh filed his nomination papers on Thursday for a Rajya Sabha seat from Haryana. He could face competition if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decides to field a third candidate.
Baudh arrived at the filing venue accompanied by party MLAs, Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala, and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
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Hooda had hosted a breakfast meeting at his residence to introduce Baudh to all MLAs.
Talking to reporters, Baudh said he was unfazed by the possibility of a third BJP candidate. He described Rahul Gandhi as a “Jannayak” for choosing a grassroots worker like him.
“Had BR Ambedkar not been there, I would not have been able to reach here,” he added.
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Baudh, known for mobilising Dalit organisations after the suicide of Dalit IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, said that all MLAs were present at Hooda’s residence and asserted, “There is no chance of cross-voting.”
Considered a neutral figure within the party, Baudh is known as a committed grassroots worker.
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