Chandigarh set for a triangular contest as SAD throws its hat in ring

City Beautiful is set to see a triangular contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as the Shiromani Akali Dal has also thrown its hat in the ring. The SAD candidate will be up against BJP’s former Chandigarh president Sanjay Tandon and Congress’ Manish Tewari, who is currently the Anandpur Sahib MP. As per sources, SAD’s Chandigarh unit president and two-time MC councillor Hardeep Singh, former mayor Harjinder Kaur, and party’s organisation secretary and spokesperson Harjeet Bhullar are the contenders for the ticket. In 2021, when we contested the municipal corporation elections independently, the Bharatiya Janata Party could win only 12 seats in the 35-member House,” said Hardeep Singh. In the MC elections held in December 2021, the Congress had garnered 29.79% of the total votes, BJP had a vote share of 29.30%, AAP 27.08% while SAD managed 2.78%.