With entry of Congress rebels, contest gets triangular for Jagadhri, Sadhaura seats
Congress rebels Adarsh Pal Singh and Brijpal Chhappar, who have entered the poll fray, have made the elections interesting in Jagadhri and Sadhaura Assembly constituencies in Yamunanagar district.
With their move, the contests have become triangular on these seats, as they will pose challenge for the Congress and the BJP candidates.
After being denied tickets from the Congress, Adarsh Pal Gurjar is contesting the election on the Aam Aadmi Party ticket from Jagadhri Assembly constituency and Brijpal Chhappar is contesting the election on the INLD-BSP alliance ticket from the Sadhaura Assembly constituency.
In the Assembly election of 2019, Adarsh Pal had contested the election on a BSP ticket from Jagadhri Assembly constituency and gave a tough fight to BJP leader Kanwar Pal Gujjar and Congress leader Akram Khan.
He (Adarsh Pal) stood third in the said Assembly elections and bagged 47,988 votes (28.11 per cent).
As per political observers, this time too, with the entry of Adarsh Pal, the battle of ballot has turned into a triangular contest at this hot Jagadhri seat.
They say that he is likely to give a tough fight to three-time sitting MLA and BJP candidate Kanwar Pal Gujjar and two-time former MLA and Congress candidate Akram Khan this time too.
On the other hand, after being denied a ticket, Brijpal Chhappar also left Congress party and joined BSP.
He is contesting election from Sadhaura Assembly constituency on the ticket of INLD-BSP alliance.
Earlier, his wife Pinki Chhappar had contested the Assembly election of 2014 on an INLD ticket and stood second by bagging an impressive 49626 votes (30.15 percent).
As per political observers, Brijpal Chhappar is likely to give a tough fight to sitting MLA and Congress candidate Renu Bala and three-time former MLA and BJP candidate Balwant Singh.
“Jumping into the poll fray, Adarsh Pal Singh in Jagadhri and Brijpal Chhappar in Sadhaura Assembly constituency have made the election interesting. Both leaders have disturbed the electoral mathematics of the candidates of the BJP and the Congress parties in both Assembly constituencies of the district,” said a political observer.
Shift in poll dynamics
After being denied ticket from the Congress party, Adarsh Pal Gurjar is contesting the election on Aam Aadmi Party ticket from Jagadhri Assembly constituency and Brijpal Chhappar is contesting election on INLD-BSP alliance ticket from Sadhaura Assembly constituency. This will pose a challenge for the Congress and the BJP candidates in these constituencies.
