05-12-2009, 10:01 AM
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pioneer.com
Satinder Bains | Chandigarh
Alarmed over the huge voter turnout in the four seats that went to poll on May 7, the ruling NDA has now pinned all its hopes on the Majha and the Doaba regions of the State.
<b>Four seats went to poll on May 7 and the remaining nine seats will go to poll on Wednesday.</b>
<b>Of these nine seats, four are in Malwa region â Ludhiana, Faridkot, Anandpur Sahib and Fatehgarh Sahib. Three seats are in Majha, which include Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Khadoor Sahib and two are in Doaba which are Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur.</b>
In the last Assembly election, <b>the SAD-BJP alliance had lost most of the seats in Malwa region and had won most of the seats in Majha and Doaba areas</b>. The Dera Sacha Sauda, which has a huge following in Malwa, had supported the Congress in Assembly election and itâs believed that they are supporting the Congress in LS election also.
Problems in Majha and Doaba region bordering Pakistan are very different from rest of the State. <b>People in Majha and Doaba had voted for SAD-BJP alliance expecting development of the region</b>.
Both the Congress and SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab are making all out efforts to win over the voters in Majha and Doaba. Amritsar and Gurdaspur are two seats in Majha where the <b>BJP has fielded its candidates â Navjot Singh Sidhu and Vinod Khanna. The BJP is also contesting Hoshiarpur (reserve) seat in Doaba region and has nominated a retired bureaucrat Som Nath</b>.
The BJP had won all the three seats it contested in 2004. However, <b>it is struggling alone this time since the SAD is shy in helping BJPâs nominees. It is unlikely that the Sikhs would vote for the BJP and Hindus would support the SAD candidates.</b>
Navjot Sidhu is contesting against sitting Amritsar West MLA Om Parkash Soni and Vinod Khanna is pitted against former Minister Partap Singh Bajwa. Both the Congress candidates are considered heavyweights and winning the seats would not be easy for the BJP.
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pioneer.com
Satinder Bains | Chandigarh
Alarmed over the huge voter turnout in the four seats that went to poll on May 7, the ruling NDA has now pinned all its hopes on the Majha and the Doaba regions of the State.
<b>Four seats went to poll on May 7 and the remaining nine seats will go to poll on Wednesday.</b>
<b>Of these nine seats, four are in Malwa region â Ludhiana, Faridkot, Anandpur Sahib and Fatehgarh Sahib. Three seats are in Majha, which include Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Khadoor Sahib and two are in Doaba which are Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur.</b>
In the last Assembly election, <b>the SAD-BJP alliance had lost most of the seats in Malwa region and had won most of the seats in Majha and Doaba areas</b>. The Dera Sacha Sauda, which has a huge following in Malwa, had supported the Congress in Assembly election and itâs believed that they are supporting the Congress in LS election also.
Problems in Majha and Doaba region bordering Pakistan are very different from rest of the State. <b>People in Majha and Doaba had voted for SAD-BJP alliance expecting development of the region</b>.
Both the Congress and SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab are making all out efforts to win over the voters in Majha and Doaba. Amritsar and Gurdaspur are two seats in Majha where the <b>BJP has fielded its candidates â Navjot Singh Sidhu and Vinod Khanna. The BJP is also contesting Hoshiarpur (reserve) seat in Doaba region and has nominated a retired bureaucrat Som Nath</b>.
The BJP had won all the three seats it contested in 2004. However, <b>it is struggling alone this time since the SAD is shy in helping BJPâs nominees. It is unlikely that the Sikhs would vote for the BJP and Hindus would support the SAD candidates.</b>
Navjot Sidhu is contesting against sitting Amritsar West MLA Om Parkash Soni and Vinod Khanna is pitted against former Minister Partap Singh Bajwa. Both the Congress candidates are considered heavyweights and winning the seats would not be easy for the BJP.
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