Punjab polls: Channi may contest from 2 seats

January 14, 2022 08:22

A meeting of the Congress Central Election Committee for Punjab assembly elections took place on Thursday through video conferencing in which discussion was held to finalise candidates.

The first list of Congress candidates for Punjab polls will be out soon.

Interestingly, Chief Minister Charanjeeet Singh Channi, who is currently representing the Chamkaur Sahib seat in Punjab assembly, is likely to contest from two seats.

According to sources, Congress has finalised the list of more than 70 candidates which include a large number of sitting MLAs.

Another round of the CEC meeting will be held and the first list of Congress candidates is likely to be announced on Friday.

A top source in the Congress informed that the party is keen to field Channi from two seats in two different regions of Punjab.

"Apart from Chamkaur Sahib assembly seat which comes in Maajha region of Punjab, Congress is all set to field CM Channi from Adampur assembly constituency which falls in the Doaba Region where a large number of seats have a chunk of Dalit votes who are a deciding factor in the region. Along with that, it will not be a surprise to see sitting MPs as candidates for assembly polls," the source added.

Talking to ANI, Congress MP Jasbir Singh Gill said that he is keen to fight if the party wants to field him for assembly polls.

"We are keen to fight if the party wants us to field for assembly polls, but it can be decided by party interim president Sonia Gandhi. If she will ask me to contest the polls, I will definitely fight the polls," Gill said.

Another Congress MP on the condition of anonymity said, "Yes, there is a discussion on fielding MPs like Pratap Singh Bajwa whose tenure is ending in March from Rajya Sabha."

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