Candidates for the seats of Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh will be decided in the meeting of the Central Election Committee of Congress at 4 pm today regarding the Lok Sabha elections. It is believed that in the first meeting of the screening committee of Haryana Congress, a consensus has been reached on each name in the panel. In Punjab too, except for a few seats, the names of the candidates have been agreed upon.
Names of 7 candidates finalized
Whereas agreement has been reached on the seats of Patiala, Sangrur and Jalandhar. It is certain to announce the names of 7 candidates from Punjab in the next list. According to the information, Congress can give ticket to Deependra Singh Hooda from Rohtak Lok Sabha seat in Haryana. Along with this, the name of Kumari Shailja is being considered as a candidate from Sirsa Lok Sabha seat.
Can declare Dharamveer Gandhi as candidate from Patiala seat
Whereas in Punjab, Congress can field Dharamveer Gandhi from Patiala Lok Sabha seat. Apart from this, the name of former CM Charanjit Singh Channi can be approved from Janldhar.
Sidhu Moosewala's father can contest independent elections
Congress currently has 5 MLAs in Punjab after the MPs from Patiala and Ludhiana left the party.One of them is Gurjit Aujla from Amritsar, Jasbir Dimpa from Khadur Sahib, Muhammad Sadiq from Faridkot, Dr. Amar Singh from Fatehgarh Sahib and Manish Tiwari from Anandpur Sahib. According to the information, Sidhu Moosewala's father can also be an independent candidate from Patiala.
According to the information, 3 tickets have been agreed upon. While one's ticket is certain to be cancelled. The proposal to shift the seat of another has reached the high command. The seat will be declared only after getting yes from there.Channi may get ticket on Jalandhar seat
Congress can field former CM Charanjit Singh Channi from Jalandhar. Channi has also been active on Jalandhar seat for some time. He is also constantly seen in religious programs. Due to which the family of former MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary is angry. Even amidst this controversy, Congress has taken a decision on this seat. It is expected that the name of the candidate from here will be declared in the list of the next Congress.Whereas BJP has given ticket to Sushil Kumar Rinku, who left Aam Aadmi Party, on this seat.