Jalandhar Lok Sabha Seat The Election Commission can announce at any time. The bypolls to Jalandhar will be held along with the assembly elections in Karnataka. All the political parties have started laying the board regarding this election.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has visited Jalandhar twice within two days. At the same time, he has given a blow to the Shiromani Akali Dal by getting Jagbir Brar, former MLA from Jalandhar Cantt, to join AAP. BJP leaders have also camped in Jalandhar.
Polarization of votes is certain after the Amritpal episode
BJP in-charge and former Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani is reaching Jalandhar on Tuesday. Meanwhile, new equations have started forming after the Amritpal episode and the end of Rahul Gandhi’s membership of the Lok Sabha. After the end of Rahul Gandhi’s membership, where the Congress has started uniting. At the same time, after the Amritpal episode, the polarization of votes is certain. The biggest challenge before the Shiromani Akali Dal is to keep the Sikh vote bank attached.
Ranked number-2 in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
The biggest challenge for SAD is that the urban and Hindu voters are away from it, Jagbir Brar, who contested from Jalandhar Cantt, has left the party and joined AAP. In the 2022 assembly elections, Brar stood third with 27,387 votes. At the same time, out of 9 assembly seats in Jalandhar, SAD could not win even a single one.
In such a situation, SAD is trying to keep its Sikh vote together. At the same time, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party is trying to present a strong claim. Seeing the polarization of votes after the Amritpal episode, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann himself is taking charge.
Polarization of votes is certain after the Amritpal episode
Dera Sachkhand Ballan has influence on the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat. Due to this, the Chief Minister gave a check of Rs 25 crore to the Guru Ravidas Bani Study Center in Dera Balla two days ago. However, the Congress is raising questions regarding this. Congress’s Adampur MLA Sukhwinder Kotli says, a check of Rs 25 crore was given by former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on December 31, 2021.
Which was withdrawn by the government. Now the same check has been given. On the other hand, the Chief Minister also tried to help the farmers and milk producers by renovating the Verka Milk Plant on Monday. On the other hand, after the Amritpal episode, the BJP is considering itself strong in the urban areas.
BJP is going to contest the Lok Sabha elections of Jalandhar for the first time.
After the Amritpal episode, the BJP may be considering itself strong in the urban areas, but it is trying to present a strong claim by penetrating into the rural areas as well. While the Congress, which has been winning the Jalandhar Lok Sabha elections for the last 5 times, is considering itself to be in a strong position. At the same time, Congress leaders have started uniting after Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership.
Congress had to face loss in 2022 due to mutual tussle. Meanwhile, it is believed that the Election Commission can announce the election in a couple of days. Even before this, political parties have started running their respective races.