By way of PTI
CHANDIGARH: The Congress fielded Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from a 2nd seat, Bhadaur (SC), within the Punjab Meeting polls and changed 3 MLAs because it launched its ultimate listing of 8 applicants on Sunday.
The overall listing of applicants of Congress got here two days forward of the remaining date for submitting nominations for the February 20 election.
The ruling celebration within the state has now introduced applicants on all 117 seats.
The announcement to box Channi from a 2nd seat comes days after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated the celebration would cross to the Punjab polls with a primary ministerial face and the verdict on this regard can be taken quickly after consulting the employees.
AAP nationwide convenor Arvind Kejriwal took a jibe at Channi, announcing he had identified that in keeping with his celebration’s survey, the executive minister would lose the electoral fight from the Chamkaur Sahib (SC) seat, which he these days represents within the Meeting.
“I had stated that in keeping with our survey, Channi is shedding from Chamkaur Sahib. As of late, Congress introduced that he’ll contest the polls from two seats. Does it imply that the survey is true?” Kejriwal wrote on Twitter.
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The Congress has fielded former Union minister and previous Chandigarh MP Pawan Bansal’s son Manish Bansal from the Barnala Meeting seat. The celebration has fielded former Patiala mayor Vishnu Sharma from the Patiala City seat.
Former leader minister Amarinder Singh will even contest the polls from Patiala City. Sharma rejoined the Congress this month. He was once the Patiala mayor from 2002 to 2007, when Congress was once in energy within the state.
From Jalalabad, the place the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has fielded its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Congress has nominated two-time former MP Mohan Singh Phalianwala. The seat is these days represented within the Meeting through Congress MLA Raminder Awla.
Awla was once learnt to were in quest of the celebration price tag from Guruharsahai. Then again, in its earlier listing of applicants, Congress fielded Vijay Kalra from the seat. The celebration has fielded Channi from the Bhadaur (SC) seat in Barnala district.
The executive minister was once previous nominated from the Chamkaur Sahib (SC) seat, which he has been representing within the Meeting since 2007.
By way of fielding Channi from Bhadaur, the Congress is eying electoral positive factors within the politically-significant Malwa area, which has a excellent presence of Dalits, along with their focus within the Doaba house.
The celebration would additionally hope to test the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration’s (AAP) affect within the Sangrur-Barnala belt through fielding Channi from Bhadaur.
Particularly, Punjab has a 31.94 in line with cent Scheduled Caste (SC) inhabitants. Channi, who changed Amarinder Singh remaining yr, is the primary SC leader minister of Punjab.
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Previous, his identify was once doing the rounds for being fielded from the Mehal Kalan (SC) seat in Barnala. Revolt AAP chief Pirmal Singh is the present Bhadaur MLA. The AAP has fielded Labh Singh Ugoke from the seat.
Barnala district has 3 Meeting segments — Barnala, Mehal Kalan, and Bhadaur — which fall beneath the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency, State AAP president, and the celebration’s leader ministerial face within the upcoming polls Bhagwant Mann is the MP from Sangrur.
The Congress has denied a price tag to its MLA Tarsem Singh DC from Attari. It has fielded Tarsem Singh Sialka from the seat. The celebration has additionally denied tickets to Nawanshahr MLA Angad Saini and has fielded Satbir Singh Saini in his position.
Angad Saini had just lately stated his allegiance to Congress can’t be doubted and his spouse’s defection to the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) is inconsequential to his loyalty to his constituents. His spouse Aditi Singh is an MLA from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. She joined the BJP after quitting Congress remaining yr.
From Khemkaran, the celebration has retained the present MLA, Sukhpal Singh Bhullar. It has fielded Ishwarjot Singh Cheema from Ludhiana South.
