After Cong-PPP Election Agreement, Going Gets Harsh For Competitors

As the Congress and the People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) have reached a consensus on fielding of common applicants for the zila parishad and panchayat samiti polls, it would not be a smooth sailing for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) nominees in the district.

Under the election agreement, Harkit Singh Bhaddi and Ranjit Singh Bhola of the People’s Party of Punjab would fight the polls from Dhanola and Salana Dulla Singh (General) places, respectively.

Bhaddi is an ex SAD head who had swapped over to the People’s Party of Punjab. Both these heads lodged their nomination documents on May 07, and the Congress didn’t field its applicants against them.

In the same way, the People’s Party of Punjab has fielded 6 applicants from Khamano panchayat samiti. The Congress is not contending here as well Political spectators think that the Congress- People’s Party of Punjab deal could hit the SAD hopes hard.

People’s Party of Punjab vice-president Sarvjit Singh Makhan claimed with the Congress support, their applicants had good projections of gaining.

Congress’ region president Harinder Singh Bhambri stated that he had obtained guidances from the party supreme headquarters for figuring out an agreement with the People’s Party of Punjab and other “like-minded” parties for fielding common applicants. He added that this had been carried out to contradict the prevailing SAD that had “looted Punjab people by levying heavy taxes”.

Local MLA Kuljeet Singh Nagra (Congress) stated that he was sure that the verdict would be beneficial for both the Congress and the PPP.