GURGAON: Speculation that the Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal may be inducted into the Union cabinet indicating his preference for the state Congress president Dharam Pal Singh Malik to succeed him has fuelled hectic political activity in the State

Bhajan Lal is in no Mood to shift to the Center Having Successfully tackled his entities within the pany he plans to complete his five-year terms as chief minister Malik is a Lok Sabha Member from the Jat-dominated Soy Parliamentary constituency.

In case he is asked to succeed Bhajan Lal a suitable assembly seat will India for him within six may not favor entering the Assembly from Adam pur the seat they Bhajan Lal Will have to vacate on becoming a Rajya Sabha member The Punjabi legislators and ministers who are numerically as Strong as the Jat MLAS and minsters have also started holding dine Her meetings to stake claim to the Chief minister ship in case Bhajan Lal really moves out to New Delhi.

Article extracted from this publication >> January 21, 1994