Senior BJP leader and sitting councillor Manjinder Singh Chatha joins SAD in the presence of SAD chief Sukhbir Badal in Jalandhar.
Jalandhar, January 18
Ahead of the Assembly polls, SAD chief Sukhbir Badal last night visited Jalandhar and held a meeting of all candidates of SAD-BSP alliance from Doaba region at a hotel here.
He asked the candidates about the progress made by them in their respective constituencies while listing out issues to be highlighted to target the opponents. BSP state president Jasvir Garhi, who is also Phagwara candidate, led the BSP candidates from his party.
During the day today, he visited various leaders and workers of SAD-BSP alliance of different Assembly constituencies of Jalandhar district and conducted meetings to ensure better coordination. The prominent among them were ex-Deputy Mayor Parvesh Tangri and ex-councillor Kuldeep Singh Oberoi.
A number of people from different political parties, including senior BJP leader and sitting councillor Manjinder Singh Chatha, joined the party in the presence of Sukhbir. He had visited his place two months back but the joining could not take place then.
Others who accompanied him included SAD Jalandhar district president Kulwant Singh Mannan, YAD leader Sukhminder S Rajpal, BSP candidates Dr Nachhatar Pal and Balwinder Kumar, MLA Gurpartap Singh Wadala and SAD candidate Chandan Grewal.
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