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Sunil Jakhar meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Sunil Jakhar, a veteran Hindu leader of Congress in Punjab, has met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. This is the first meeting after Jakhar left the Congress and joined the BJP. In this, BJP leaders Manjinder Sirsa and Arvind Khanna were also seen with him. Khanna contested the assembly elections from Sangrur assembly seat as a BJP candidate. However, he lost the seat. With his presence, there is speculation that the BJP under the leadership of Jakhar is now going to focus on the by-election of Sangrur Lok Sabha seat.
Sunil Jakhar, Manjinder Sirsa, Arvind Khanna and others meeting Home Minister Shah
Khanna may contest Lok Sabha elections from Sangrur seat
Arvind Khanna has a good base in Sangrur. Apart from business, he is also associated with people through a social service organization. He has been a Congress MLA from Sangrur. However, this time in the storm of Aam Aadmi Party, Khanna also lost the election. Now from Sangrur seat, he can contest the Lok Sabha by-election as a BJP candidate.
MP considered as God 2 times, left Sangrur seat after becoming MLA
Sangrur Lok Sabha seat is considered to be the stronghold of the Aam Aadmi Party and especially Bhagwant Mann, who became the CM of Punjab. Mann has been an MP from here for two consecutive terms. In the second time he resigned after being elected MLA from Dhuri. There are speculations that his sister Manpreet Kaur will contest the Lok Sabha elections from here.
Jakhar was upset with the notice and left the Congress
Sunil Jakhar’s family stayed in Congress for 50 years. He remained in the party after father Balram Jakhar. Now his third generation nephew Sandeep Jakhar is the MLA from Abohar. However, after the removal of Captain Amarinder Singh, he was not made the CM due to being a Hindu. After which he got angry. He shunned active politics. After the election defeat, the Congress sent him a notice of indiscipline. After which Jakhar left the Congress after getting angry.
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