•Kumari Selja, Congress in-charge for Uttarakhand, successfully inducted several BJP leaders into Congress ahead of assembly elections.
•Prominent BJP defectors include two-time MLA Rajkumar Thukral, former MLA Bhimlal Arya, and former Roorkee Mayor Gaurav Goyal.
•Selja also brought in two-time BSP MLA Narayan Pal, showcasing her broad appeal and strategic moves.
•Her success in Uttarakhand has elevated her standing with the Congress high command, impacting Haryana politics and unsettling the Hooda faction.
•Selja, a four-time Lok Sabha MP and former Union Minister, is a prominent Dalit and non-Jat face of Congress in Haryana, known for her proximity to the Gandhi family.
