Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Congress Leaders Accused of Colluding with AAP After Bypoll Loss
After the Congress party lost the Ludhiana West bypoll, some members started blaming each other.
Sunil Jakhar from the BJP and Sukhpal Singh Khaira, a Congress member, claimed that some top Congress leaders worked with the winning AAP party to lose the election.
They suggest there might have been a secret deal, perhaps involving favors.
The Congress candidate who lost, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, lost by a significant margin, and the accused leaders have not commented directly.
Congress leaders face accusations of colluding with AAP to cause defeat in Ludhiana bypoll.
Sunil Jakhar, Punjab BJP president, alleged a deal between senior Congress leaders and CM Bhagwant Mann.
Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Congress MLA, also accused a senior leader of collusion with AAP.
Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Congress candidate, lost by over 10,000 votes to AAP's Sanjeev Arora.
Rana Gurjeet Singh, Congress incharge for the bypoll, declined to comment on the allegations.
- Who
- Sunil Jakhar, Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, and Rana Gurjeet Singh.
- What
- Accusations of collusion between Congress leaders and AAP following the Ludhiana West bypoll defeat.
- When
- After the Ludhiana West bypoll.
- Where
- Ludhiana West, Punjab.
- Why
- To explain the defeat of the Congress party in the Ludhiana West bypoll.
Accusations of Collusion
Silence from Accused
Collusion Allegations
Accusations of Collusion
Accusations by Jakhar and Khaira of senior Congress leaders working with AAP.
Silence from Accused
Lack of direct responses or denials from the accused individuals.
- Election Result
- AAP won
- Congress Candidate
- Bharat Bhushan Ashu
- Accuser
- Sunil Jakhar, Sukhpal Singh Khaira
- Allegation
- Collusion with AAP
- Margin of Loss
- Over 10,000 votes
Sources
‘If pardhaan saab wants an invite for everything, he should sit in Chandigarh’: Bharat Bhushan Ashu after Ludhiana loss
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