The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Captain Amarinder Singh’s newly formed Punjab Lok Congress are expected to finalize the seat-sharing pact for the upcoming Punjab elections 2022 on Monday. Sources said the BJP will be a senior ally in the alliance.
According to BJP sources, the top leadership will meet on Monday, December 27 to discuss the seat-sharing maths and the seats that can be earmarked for Amarinder Singh’s party candidates. Punjab Assembly There are total 117 seats.
While senior leaders believe that the former chief minister’s decade of experience will come in handy in understanding the dynamics of each constituency, the Captain is not in much of a bargaining position.
The bulk of the seats in the alliance will go to the BJP, which is looking to expand and strengthen its outfit in the state, given its experience with long-time ally Shiromani Akali Dal.
“We will not play chhota bhai (younger brother) anyone in the state,” said a senior leader.
Sources said that many in the party do not believe so Amarinder Singh He has command and support of his people including voters in his hometown Patiala.
Amarinder Singh faced an unofficial exit as Punjab chief minister in September amid a power struggle with state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. The great old party then replaced Amarinder with Charanjit Singh Channi, after which the Captain left the Congress to form his own party.
“There should have been many leaders who should have left the Congress with him, but it did not happen,” he said. However, some people will join BJP if they are neglected by Congress during ticket distribution.”
The BJP is also playing it safe and not betting on Amarinder as the alliance’s chief ministerial candidate. In the interview given to CNN-News18, BJP’s election in-charge and Union Minister in the state Gajendra Singh Shekhawati Said that the results would “shock everyone” in this election.
Sources said the party will work out the campaign details with top officials on December 28. “Events, rallies and jan sabhas Top leaders are also being finalized,” said a senior leader.
With recently repealed agricultural laws and drug cases taking a toll on elections, the latest incidents like the Ludhiana court blast and the lynchings of sacrilege accused in Kapurthala and Amritsar have injected more adrenaline into the hot race.
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