Naveen Jindal, who represented Kurukshetra in the Lok Sabha from 2004-14 as a Congress MP, quit the party on Sunday.He has been named as the BJP candidate from Kurukshetra.After being welcomed into the party fold by Saini and Khattar, Savitri Jindal said, “We will work together to form a strong government at the Centre under (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi’s leadership once again.” “I express gratitude to every office-bearer and worker of the BJP for making us a member of the ‘Modi Parivar’. We will live up to the party’s expectations,” she said.Haryana witnessed unprecedented development under the previous Khattar government, she added.Savitri Jindal further said, “I am impressed by the prime minister’s vision of making India a developed nation by 2047.” Speaking about her husband O P Jindal, who died in a helicopter crash in 2005, she said he was of the view that India can become a great nation with the upliftment of the downtrodden and economically weaker sections.”He entered politics with this pledge in 1991. After his demise in March 2005, I entered politics to realise his dreams,” she said.”Hisar is my janam and karam bhoomi. People of Hisar have always showered their love and I also treated them as part of my family,” she said.Savitri Jindal said the country needs the BJP and Modi today.Speaking on the occasion, Saini said the BJP’s double-engine government did a lot of development work in the past 10 years.Party leaders Kamal Gupta, Bhavya Bishnoi, and former governor Ganeshi Lal were also present on the occasion.Meanwhile, party leaders also inaugurated the election office of Ranjit Singh Chautala, who has been fielded by the BJP from Hisar Lok Sabha seat.Polling for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana will be held in the sixth phase on May 25.
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