Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) fielded Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal, who stop Akali Dal to hitch the celebration lately, as its candidate for the Lok Sabha bypoll to Jalandhar seat in Punjab.
Atwal, a former MLA, is the son of Charanjit Singh Atwal, who was the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009.
Turncoat Vs Turncoat in Jalandhar
In a shock transfer, Punjab ruling celebration AAP named former Congress MLA Sushil Rinku because the celebration’s candidate for the upcoming bypoll only a day after his becoming a member of to Aam Aadmi Party.
Rinku had joined AAP within the presence of celebration nationwide convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on April 5. He was earlier the Congress MLA from Jalandhar West. In the 2022 meeting polls, he was defeated by AAP’s Sheetal Angural. Earlier, the Congress had expelled Rinku from the celebration for allegedly indulging in anti-party actions.
The bypoll is due on May 10 and have been necessitated because of the loss of life of sitting lawmakers. The outcomes will likely be introduced on May 13.
(With PTI enter)
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