Amritsar East, the hottest seat of Punjab: Electoral battle in Sidhu-Majithia; political defeat for the first time; Other veterans are fighting for a safe seat – Bharat Times Hindi News

Amritsar East has now become the hottest seat of the assembly elections in Punjab. Here veteran Akali leader Bikram Majithia will be in the fray against Congress state president Navjot Sidhu. This fight in Punjab politics is interesting in many ways. This is the first seat where the veterans will be face-to-face in this time’s assembly elections. In the last Vis election, Captain Amarinder Singh and Parkash Singh Badal from Lambi seat, Bhagwant Mann contested against Sukhbir Badal from Jalalabad. This time all of them are contesting from a safe seat.

Sidhu and Majithia have also been face-to-face several times in the assembly.

An interesting aspect of this biggest electoral battle of Punjab will also be that it will be the first political defeat of the one who lost the election between Sidhu or Majithia. Majithia is winning Vis elections for three consecutive terms from Amritsar’s Majitha seat. Sidhu has not lost a single election till date. It is certain that whoever wins the election, the political stature of that leader will definitely increase in the party and Punjab politics.

Sidhu had won the 2017 assembly election from Amritsar East

Political threat more for Sidhu, claim on one seat and CM face

Bikram Majithia’s entry in the match is a big threat for Navjot Sidhu. Sidhu is contesting from this Amritsar East. At the same time, Majithia will also contest from his old seat Majithia. If Sidhu loses, there will be a big crisis on his political life. Majithia has a substitute for Majitha. Second, Sidhu is continuously presenting a claim for the CM face. If he loses in any way, his claim will also be lost.

Sidhu won last time by 43 thousand votes

Navjot Sidhu had contested from Amritsar East for the first time in 2017. He got 60 thousand 477 votes. He defeated Akali-BJP alliance candidate Rajesh Kumar Honey by 42 thousand 809 votes. Honey got only 17,668 votes. Aam Aadmi Party’s Sarabjot Dhanjal was at number three. Who got 14 thousand 715 votes.

Congress won 2 times, BJP and Congress’s Sidhu won for the fourth time.

The Congress has dominated in Amritsar East, which became the hottest seat of Punjab. Congress had won from here in 2002 and 2007. After this, in 2012, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Navjot Sidhu, won the election from here as an SAD-BJP candidate. He got 33 thousand 406 votes. He defeated Independent Simarpreet Kaur by 7 thousand 99 votes. After this the Sidhu couple left the BJP and joined the Congress. Navjot Sidhu contested the 2017 election and won.

Regarding the big fight… A case was registered against Majithia on Sidhu’s insistence.

The fight between Sidhu and Majithia is big because Navjot Sidhu is the biggest reason for registering a drug case against Majithia. Sidhu toppled his own CM Charanjit Channi government to file a case against Majithia. Even after resigning from the post of Punjab Congress President, Sidhu replaced the first Advocate General APS Deol. In his place, his close lawyer DS Patwalia has been made AG.

After this DGP Iqbalpreet Sahota was removed. Sidhu’s close aide Siddharth Chattopadhyay has been made DGP. After this a drug case was registered against Majithia. Now Majithia is not getting bail and is trying to avoid arrest by quitting election campaign.

Akali Dal’s double bet – showed aggressive attitude, strategy to surround Sidhu in the house

This will be considered a double bet of the Akali Dal. One, the Akali Dal showed an aggressive stand in the Punjab elections. Till now the giants were shying away from landing anywhere in front of each other. On which Akali Dal has played a big bet. In such a situation, this decision of Akali Dal will definitely bring the party into discussion.

Second, the Akali Dal has also raised Sidhu’s concern. If Majithia fights from Amritsar East, Akali Dal will focus here. Due to which Sidhu will have to concentrate on his seat along with winning the elections in Punjab. The Akali Dal has devised a strategy to surround Sidhu in the house.

This fight is necessary because… for the first time the veterans focused on the safe seat

Sidhu and Majithia’s face-off in Punjab is also important because for the first time the veterans are focusing on a safe seat. Last time Captain Amarinder Singh went to fight against Parkash Singh Badal in Lambi. AAP had also fielded Jarnail Singh from Delhi. However, he could not defeat Badal. Captain is contesting from Patiala seat this time. Congress has fielded Jagpal Singh and AAP has fielded Gurmeet Khudiyan from here.

Aam Aadmi Party has fielded MP Bhagwant Mann and Congress MP Ravneet Bittu from Jalalabad. However, Sukhbir Badal won. This time no big face has been fielded against the veterans from both the seats. Last time Bhagwant Mann had come to contest against Sukhbir Badal. This time he is contesting from Dhuri. At the same time, Congress had also fielded Ravneet Bittu. Bittu is not contesting the election this time. AAP has fielded Goldie Kamboj from here.

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