Bansi Lal’s Granddaughter, Shruti Choudhry, Looks for a Big Win
Shruti Choudhry is the Congress’ candidate from Haryana’s Bhiwani-Mahendragarh seat in Haryana.
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Shruti Choudhry, Congress' candidate from Haryana's Bhiwani-Mahendragarh seat and granddaughter of former Haryana CM Chaudhary Bansi Lal is back to fight elections. Will she able to repeat her big win of 2009? The Quint caught up with her on the election trail and spoke to her about the issues she plans to contest on, against current BJP MP Dharambir Singh.
Shruti comes from a legacy of politics. Her mother, Kiran Choudhry is Haryana Congress' Legislature party leader and the MLA from Bhiwani's Tosham. The JJP-AAP alliance's youth candidate Swati Yadav is also contesting polls. Speaking on Congress' policies, Shruti said, "Congress' women's empowerment and NYAY schemes will benefit women. Rahul Gandhi will become stronger in the future." Haryana votes on 12 May. Will Shruti be able to make a mark?
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