Chandigarh, Feb 20 – BJP’s former Haryana chief Subhash Barala was on Tuesday elected to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the state.
Barala, who headed the state unit from December 2014 to July 2020, is a close aide of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
A Jat leader, he bhad lost the October 2019 assembly election with over 52,000 votes from Tohana constituency in Fatehabad.
Congratulating Barala, Khattar wrote on X: “By carrying forward the works of public interest, you may contribute significantly to the prosperity and wellbeing of the nation. My best wishes for your bright tenure.”
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