BJP,PLC,SAD(S) to contest Punjab Assembly election together

Punjab is bound to see a multi corner fight in the coming assembly elections due in 2022. The BJP, Punjab Lok Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) will contest the forthcoming Punjab Assembly Election together. This was announced by Union Minister and BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who is also the Party-in-Charge in Punjab. He said, a committee consisting of two members from each party will be formed to discuss the issues like seat sharing and a joint manifesto. Earlier, Punjab Lok Congress President and former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa of Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) met Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in New Delhi. During the meeting, BJP President J. P. Nadda and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat were also present.

This was also the first meeting by Amarinder with Shah after announcing to form his own party. Amarinder’s aide Lt General TS Shergill (retd) was also part of the meeting. Amarinder and Dhindsa had a detailed discussion about the emerging political scenario in Punjab, especially after 22 farmer unions announced to contest the polls. With Dhindsa-led SAD (Sanyukt) getting a jolt a few days back when its another senior leader Ranjeet Singh Brahmpura returned to the Badals-led Akali Dal, “I am happy that we have come together in the interest of the national security and welfare and progress of Punjab,” said Amarinder after the meeting.