Chandigarh5 minutes ago
- copy link
Navjot Sidhu
In the Punjab Assembly elections, the churning of Congress ticket will start from today. Congress Screening Committee meeting has started in Chandigarh. The chairman of the committee Ajay Maken has also reached to preside over it.
The meeting of this committee will run for 3 consecutive days. Punjab Congress has started the process of filling the form for the leaders who want to contest the elections. For this, applications can be submitted at Congress Bhavan till December 20. This committee will shortlist the names of the candidates in each assembly constituency and send it to the Central Screening Committee. From where it will be finalized.
CM Channi, Sidhu and Jakhar will play an important role in Punjab Congress ticket distribution
Ticket distribution process will be divided into 3 groups
At present, 3 factions are dominating the Congress in Punjab. In this the first group is of Navjot Sidhu. Sidhu is the Punjab chief of Congress. He will play an important role in ticket distribution. At the same time, CM Charanjit Channi also has a clout in the organization being the Chief Minister. At present, along with Sidhu in Punjab, he is the big face of Congress. Through which the Congress has played bet on more than one-third of the SC vote. At the same time, former Punjab Congress President Sunil Jakhar will also be stressed because Congress has the same strong Hindu face in Punjab. Through which Congress can reach about 37% Hindu vote bank of Punjab.
Sidhu said – tickets will be available on the basis of merit
Punjab Congress President Navjot Sidhu said that those who have the merit will be given strength. They will be taken forward. He said that till now merit has been ignored but now it will not be so. Now tickets will be given on the basis of merit. However, before this, Sidhu has been announcing candidates informally in election rallies. Which can create trouble for Congress later.
.