Big blow to Congress, country’s richest woman left the party

The Congress party has once again suffered a major setback. The country’s richest woman Savitri Jindal has left Congress. He gave this information on social media late at night. Earlier, Savitri Jindal’s son and Congress leader Naveen Jindal had also left the party and joined BJP. BJP has also made him its candidate from Kurukshetra, Haryana.

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I represented the people of Hisar for 10 years as an MLA and have served Haryana state selflessly as a minister. The people of Hisar are my family and on the advice of my family, I am resigning from the primary membership of the Congress Party today. I will always be grateful to the Congress leadership for its support and to all my colleagues who always gave me their support and respect.

Let us tell you that Savitri Jindal’s name is at the top in the list of India’s richest women. She is 84 years old and handles the huge business of Jindal Group. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as of March 28, 2024, Savitri Jindal’s net worth is $29.6 billion. This is about Rs 2.47 lakh crore in Indian currency. Globally, Savitri Jindal is at 56th position in the list of world’s billionaires.

Savitri Jindal’s political journey

Savitri Jindal is the chairperson of OP Group. She has been MLA from Hisar constituency and minister in Haryana government for 10 years. Jindal was elected to the Haryana Assembly from Hisar constituency following the death of her husband and Jindal Group founder OP Jindal in a plane crash in 2005. She won the election again from Hisar in 2009. In October 2013, he was made a cabinet minister in the Haryana government. In 2006, he served as the Minister of State for Urban Local Bodies and Housing. Although Savitri Jindal lost from Hisar in the 2014 Haryana Assembly elections, she has now decided to leave the Congress.