The Screening Committee of the Punjab Congress zeroed in on one name of the most suitable candidate from around 60 assembly constituencies and sent a list to the interim president of the AICC. Sonia GandhiCongress has kept the Central Election Committee (CEC) program for Punjab at 6 pm on Thursday.
If all goes well, the CEC is likely to release the first list of Congress on Thursday, sources said. “Since the meeting may go on till late evening, the first list may be released after that. If it is not Thursday, it may be out on Friday,” said a development leader.
“However, we are yet to get the virtual link for the meeting. Let’s see,” said a leader.
A meeting of the Screening Committee was held virtually on Wednesday, in which Screening Committee chief Ajay Maken, Chief Minister Charanjit Channi, PPCC chief Navjot Sidhu, former PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar and others attended.
It is learned that most of the tickets that will be announced in the first list will be of sitting party MLAs. The Congress had 80 MLAs out of 117. Some Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs had also joined the Congress a few months back. Most of them are unlikely to be on the first list. While Punjabi singer Sidhu Musewala is likely to be fielded from Mansa, there is also the possibility of Congress leader Mangat Rai Bansal or his wife Manju Bansal in Maur constituency, barring Nazar Singh Manshahia, who had joined the Congress from AAP. is likely to. ,
Jagdev Kamalu, sitting AAP MLA from Maur had joined Congress. Bhadaur, from where AAP’s Nirmal Singh The Congress is unlikely to be on the first list to join. The Screening Committee has left its decision on Bholath, a seat represented by Sukhpal Khaira, who is facing trial in an Enforcement Directorate case. Left you and joined Congress. However, the party can give ticket to his wife or son in the absence of an effective candidate.
Sources also said that the party is discussing internally that Punjab’s top guns should be fielded from two constituencies. For example, it was earlier discussed that Channi should also contest from Adampur in Doaba, but it was debated that Doaba may already be strong behind Channi, because of the large SC vote in the region. Huh. “It is now being suggested that he should be fielded from Mahal Kalan in Sangrur in Malwa region, which is the stronghold of AAP leader Bhagwant Mann, who is the sitting MP from Sangrur. It is felt that if Channi contests from Sangrur, his entry into Mann’s stronghold will be considered. But no final decision has been taken yet. It is pending,” said a source.
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