Manpreet Singh Badal is BJP’s choice from Gidderbaha

Here are the profiles of the candidates:

Manpreet Singh Badal

Age: 61

Constituency: Gidderbaha

Manpreet Singh Badal, erstwhile concern curate of Punjab, is the BJP’s prime for Gidderbaha. He has been progressive successful the country for the past respective weeks. Manpreet joined the BJP successful January 2023. He began his governmental travel with the Shiromani Akali Dal, contesting his archetypal predetermination successful 1995 from Gidderbaha successful a by-election aft his uncle, Parkash Singh Badal, vacated the spot for him. He won the assembly elections successful 1995, 1997, 2002, and 2007 from Gidderbaha, which is successful Muktsar district—the Badals’ location district.

In September 2011, Manpreet resigned from the Akali Dal implicit differences related to subsidies and floated his ain party, the People’s Party of Punjab (PPP). His enactment contested the 2012 assembly elections, with his father, Gurdas Badal, moving against his brother, Parkash Singh Badal, successful Lambi. However, the PPP did not triumph immoderate seats, and Manpreet mislaid from Gidderbaha arsenic well. The SAD-BJP confederation returned to powerfulness successful Punjab for a 2nd consecutive term.

In 2014, Manpreet unsuccessfully contested the Bathinda Lok Sabha spot against his sister-in-law, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, connected a Congress summons aft forming an confederation with the party. He aboriginal merged his enactment with Congress and won the Bathinda Urban assembly spot successful 2017. Manpreet served arsenic the concern curate of Punjab some during the SAD-BJP confederation (March 2007–September 2011) and during the Congress authorities (2017–2022).

Kewal Dhillon

Age: 74

Constituency: Barnala

Kewal Dhillon joined the BJP successful June 2022 aft switching from Congress. He won the Barnala assembly spot successful 2012 connected a Congress summons by astir 5,500 votes, defeating SAD’s Malkeet Singh Keetu. In 2017, helium mislaid to AAP’s Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer by astir 2,700 votes. Congress did not springiness him a summons successful 2022, and aft the elections, helium joined the BJP. Soon aft joining, helium was declared the BJP campaigner for the Sangrur by-election successful June 2022, wherever helium finished fourth, up of the Akali Dal, securing 66,298 votes. In 2019, helium besides unsuccessfully contested the Sangrur Lok Sabha spot connected a Congress ticket, losing to Bhagwant Mann by astir 1.1 lakh votes. Dhillon has been progressive successful societal activities successful Barnala successful caller months.

Ravi Karan Kahlon

Age: 51

Constituency: Dera Baba Nanak

Ravi Karan Kahlon joined the BJP successful May 2024 aft being expelled from the Akali Dal. He is the lad of erstwhile Punjab Assembly talker Nirmal Singh Kahlon. Ravi Karan was the SAD’s wide caput and successful complaint of Dera Baba Nanak, the spot helium mislaid to Congress’s Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa by 466 votes successful 2022. His father, Nirmal Singh, was the MLA for Fatehgarh Churian successful 1997 and 2007 and served arsenic agrarian improvement and panchayat curate successful 1997 and arsenic talker of the Vidhan Sabha from 2007 to 2012. Kahlon has remained progressive successful Dera Baba Nanak since his 2022 defeat.

Rumours circulated precocious that Kahlon mightiness power to AAP aft helium was seen with Punjab talker Kultar Singh Sandhwan astatine an lawsuit successful his constituency successful September. However, Kahlon denied these rumours, and connected Tuesday, helium was officially announced arsenic the BJP campaigner from Dera Baba Nanak.