Chandigarh: Congress has announced candidates for by-elections on 4 assembly seats in Punjab. In its list, Congress has fielded the wives of its old MLAs, who have become MPs, on two seats. At the same time, new faces are in the fray on two seats.
Amarinder Singh Raja Warring was the MLA from Gidderbaha earlier. After winning the Lok Sabha elections, he left his seat. Now Congress has fielded his wife Amrita Warring in the election. At the same time, Sukhjinder Randhawa himself was an MLA on the Dera Baba Nanak seat earlier. After becoming an MP, he left his post. Now in the by-elections, Congress has given ticket to his wife Jatinder Kaur.
Congress has fielded Kuldeep Singh alias Kala Dhillon from Barnala. Kala Dhillon has been working for Congress in the area for a long time. Currently, he was serving as the head of the Barnala Congress. He has a good influence in the state Congress.
Meanwhile, Congress has given ticket to Ranjit Singh from Chabbewal. Ranjit Kumar, a lawyer by profession, is the President of the District Bar Association. Ranjit had contested the assembly elections on the BSP ticket. Ranjit had secretly joined Congress in Chandigarh about a week ago through former minister Sundar Shyam Arora.