BJP, Congress Battle In Phagwara Assembly Bypoll

  • The Phagwara reserved assembly constituency is all set to witness an intense election battle between the Congress and the BJP on October 21.
  • In the 14 elections between 1957 and 2017, the Congress has won eight times, while the BJP emerged victorious on four occasions.
  • The bypoll was necessitated after the resignation of BJP MLA Som Parkash, who was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 general elections. 
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  • In a setback to the BJP, however, six of its councillors and several other senior leaders had joined the Congress recently.
  • The Congress is putting up a united show after all its factions buried their hatchet following intervention from party leaders and announced the candidature of bureaucrat-turned-politician Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal from the seat on September 23.

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