Bhadana’s hope for a cabinet berth dashed; Haryana got only one slot

Avtar Singh Bhadana, 52, may have retained his Faridabad seat but his effort to get into the Union cabinet went in vain. He was one of the strong contenders for a ministerial berth. Haryana got only one slot in the 79 member Team Manmohan; Kumari Selja, 46, (retained Ambala seat) will represent Haryana again in the Union Council of Ministers. This time she elevated to Cabinet rank.

Bhadana snatched victory this time defying the infighting within the Congress party and on the face of threats from BSP. He retained the Faridabad seat defeating Ram Chander Bainda of the BJP by 68,201 votes.