The result of by-elections on four assembly seats in Punjab has come today. Out of which 3 have been won by Aam Aadmi Party and 1 by Congress. At the same time, AAP candidate Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon has won a big victory in Gidderbaha. Amrita Vading, wife of Congress President Raja Vading, stood second. At the same time, the condition of Manpreet Badal from BJP was very bad. His deposit has also been forfeited.
Has been MLA from Gidderbaha four times
Let us tell you that Manpreet Badal has been MLA from Gidderbaha four times while being in Shiromani Akali Dal. He was MLA from Gidderbaha from 1995 to 2010. In 2010, he separated from Shiromani Akali Dal and formed the People's Party of Punjab. After this, in 2016, he joined the Congress party and for the second time in 2017, he was made the Finance Minister in the Congress government. He was MLA from Bathinda Urban constituency from 2017 to 2022 on behalf of Congress.
Joined BJP in 2023
Badal left Congress and joined BJP in 2023. BJP fielded him in the assembly by-elections by giving him a ticket from Gidderbaha seat, in which he lost badly.
He got this many votes
Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon from AAP got 71198 votes. At the same time, Amrita Vading, wife of Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Vading, got 49397 votes. Manpreet Singh Badal got only 12174 votes.
Has been Finance Minister twice
Let us tell you that 62-year-old Manpreet Singh Badal has been a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly 5 times (1995, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2017) and has been Finance Minister twice. His first term as Finance Minister was from 2007 to 2010 in the government led by Prakash Singh Badal. The reason for his defeat despite being an MLA from Gidderbaha for four times can also be attributed to his frequent change of party.