Parties In Haryana Cannot Find Many Women Candidates

Haryana’s mainstream political parties may have supported the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign but they are a bit hesitant whenever it is about fielding women candidates.

- Manjeet Sehgal

Parties like the BJP, Congress and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) have fielded a few female candidates in the Haryana Assembly election 2019.

While the INLD has fielded only 15 women candidates in the upcoming polls, the BJP has given tickets to 12 female candidates. The Congress and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) has given tickets to nine and seven women candidates, respectively. These parties had fielded more female candidates in 2014 as compared to the 2019 Assembly elections. While the INLD had trusted 16 females in 2014 Assembly polls, the BJP had fielded 15 and Congress gave tickets to 10 women.