BJP replaces Kirron Kher with Sanjay Tandon in Chandigarh

Sanjay Tandon
| Photograph Credit score: Akhilesh Kumar

The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering on April 10 introduced the candidature of Sanjay Tandon from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency, instead of sitting MP Kirron Kher.

Mr. Tandon, who was earlier the BJP’s Chandigarh president, is at current the occasion’s co-incharge for Himachal Pradesh. He’s the son of late Balramji Das Tandon, the previous Governor of Chhattisgarh.

The election to the lone Lok Sabha seat of Chandigarh will likely be held on June 1, together with Punjab.

Actor-turned-politician Kirron Kher grew to become an MP from Chandigarh in 2014. She received the seat once more received in 2019.

Talking to reporters right here, Mr. Tandon stated: “I’ll maintain making an attempt to take the event of Chandigarh to new heights and take ahead each work from the place Mrs. Kirron Kher has left it. I’ve been related with town individuals for the previous 4 many years in by hook or by crook, and I guarantee them I cannot depart any stone unturned to serve them like a member of the family.”

In Chandigarh, the Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) and the Congress are contesting collectively as Indian Nationwide Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) companions, and underneath their seat-sharing association, the Congress will discipline its candidate from the seat.