To retain Gurdaspur lok Sabha seat, the BJP has got into the poll mode. Gearing up for the bypoll — necessitated after the sitting BJP MP and Bollywood star Vinod Khanna passed away, Punjab unit of the party on Monday appointed poll in-charges for nine Assembly constituencies falling under the Gurdaspur parliamentary seat.
The list, announced by the State party president Vijay Sampla, includes the names of senior and experienced leaders like former State presidents and former Ministers to ensure victory in the upcoming bypoll — the dates for which are yet to be announced by the Election Commission.
The list was announced after a meeting was held at the State party headquarters on Monday to discuss the same under Sampla’s chairmanship. All the office bearers put forth their suggestions for the poll strategy.
Even as Sampla handed over the charges of nine constituencies to the State office-bearers, the core-group members and senior party leaders were also assigned the additional responsibility of the constituencies.
“The State President has delegated the charge of Sujanpur assembly segment to Rajinder Bhandari from the core-group and State vice-president Rakesh Rathore from among the State office-bearers. Simlarly, for Bhoa assembly seat, Sampla appointed Prof Brij lal Rinwa along with Kumari Umesh Shakar and Narendra Parmar,” said the State party secretary Vineet Joshi.
Manoranjan Kalia and Anil Sarin have been made poll in-charge of Pathankot constituency while Madan Mohan Mittal and Anil Sacchar will take care of Gurdaspur assembly seat. The State President appointed Kamal Sharma and Rajkumar Pathi for Dinanagar, Dr Baldev Chawla and Vijay Puri for Kadian, Avinash Rai Khanna and Gurdev Sharma for Batala, Tarun Chugh and Arunesh Shakar for Fatehgarh Churian and Anil Joshi and Iqbal Singh lalpura for Dera Baba Nanak constituency. Sampla has asked all the poll in-charges to rush to their respective constituencies and start working towards the victory of the BJP in the forthcoming lok Sabha bypoll. A review meeting, under Sampla’s leadership, will also be convened at the weekend to take a stock of the poll preparations.