The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) decided to field Haryanvi Singer Rahul Yadav alias Rahul Fazilpuria from the Gurugram Lok Sabha constituency.

The JJP on Tuesday announced the names of five Lok Sabha poll candidates for Haryana.

Recently, Rahul Fazilpuria's name came to the fore after a Gurugram court ordered the Gurugram Police to register a case against Fazilpuria and Bigg Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav for allegedly using rare species of snakes and a .32 bore pistol in a music video.

The case was registered under various sections including the Cruelty to Animals Act, Wild Life Act and Gambling Act at the Badshahpur police station.

The BJP has already announced Rao Inderjeet Singh, Union Minister and sitting MP from the Gurugram Lok Sabha seat for the upcoming LS polls to be scheduled on May 25.

Meanwhile, the Congress and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) are yet to finalise their candidate's name for this seat.

"I would like to thank senior leaders of the party who deemed me worthy. Being a local youth I will raise issues related to the youth. I also would like to put forward the demand of an Ahir Regiment in the Indian Army and will also support the farmers’ agitation," Fazilpuria told The Pioneer. "In the past, I have participated in a lot of social activity and if I am elected I would like to work for the people of the constituency," he added.

On being asked about the tough contest expected from BJP candidate Rao Inderjeet Singh, the singer said he is also popular across Haryana and this popularity will help him. On the FIR that was registered against him for using rare species of snakes and a .32 bore pistol in the music video, Rahul said, “In the video, nothing we used was original. We used special effects and other things during shooting. During the shooting necessary permission was taken, no one was hurt.”