Archive · 15 Aug 2025
BJP Names Harjeet Singh Sandhu for Tarn Taran Bypoll
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has chosen Harjeet Singh Sandhu to run in the upcoming Tarn Taran Assembly election.
Sandhu, who is 40 years old, became a BJP member in 2022 and later became a district president.
The BJP announced this much sooner than they did for a previous election.
This election is happening because Kashmir Singh Sohal, who was part of the AAP party, passed away.
Sandhu started his political journey with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party in 2007.
BJP names Harjeet Singh Sandhu as candidate for the Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll.
Sandhu, 40, joined BJP in January 2022 and was appointed district president in December 2022.
The announcement of Sandhu's candidacy came earlier than a previous BJP announcement.
The Tarn Taran bypoll is due to the death of AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal.
Sandhu's political career began with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in 2007.
- Who
- Harjeet Singh Sandhu and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- What
- BJP named Harjeet Singh Sandhu as its candidate for the Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll.
- When
- The announcement was made recently, with the election forthcoming.
- Where
- Tarn Taran, India.
- Why
- The bypoll was necessitated by the death of AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal.
- Candidate
- Harjeet Singh Sandhu
- Age
- 40
- Political Party
- BJP
- Previous Party
- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
- Bypoll Location
- Tarn Taran Assembly
- Reason for bypoll
- Death of sitting AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal