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Congress-PPP join hands; Attempt to lure CPI continue; Manpreet Badal to contest from Bathinda
March 12, 2014 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau
Chandigarh/ Punjab (March 12, 2014): Congress and People’s Party of Punjab has announced their poll pack with one seat spared for PPP chief Manpreet Badal by the Congress Party. The announcement came on March 11 as the leaders of both parties held a joint press meet at Chandigarh.
Congress-PPP declare poll pact
Congress leaders said that talks with Communist Party of India (CPI) were on, and they would announce in two days the candidate for the Faridkot seat depending on the outcome of talks with the CPI.
Manpreet Badal and state Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa drove together to the press briefing venue.
As per media reports around 40 PPP supporters from different parts of the state accompanied Manpreet Badal. Badal Dal candidate Harsimrat Badal is considered to be a strong candidate from Bathinda seat.
PPP cheif declare that he would contest the Lok Sabha election from Bathinda constituency on the PPP symbol.
Congress state president Partap Singh Bajwa said the Congress high command had cleared Manpreet Badal’s candidature.
The statements by senior leaders, including former CM Capt Amarinder Singh, sent out a clear message of general acceptance of the decision within the party.
Manpreet Badal said, “I met AB Bardhan and other senior leaders of the CPI, who asked me to talk to the Congress to forge an alliance. I will be able to make any concrete statement only after two days.”
Manpreet Badal led PPP had received major set-back when Bhagwant Mann, on of the main party leaders, left PPP to to join AAP. Bhagwant Mann had accused Manpreet Badal for ‘selling out’ PPP to the Congress party just for one seat.
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Related Topics: Indian National Congress, Lok Sabha Elections 2014, PPP, Punjab Politics
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