Why did the bjp run a risky bet by handing over the command ..?
On July 11, there was a heavy presence of party workers and leaders at the punjab bjp headquarters in Chandigarh. The occasion was to welcome the new State President sunil Jakhar. Top bjp leaders of punjab were present on the dais. The absence of outgoing President ashwini Sharma did not go unnoticed.Though Sharma posted that he was ill, those who claim to know him well believe that he is upset over Jakhar's appointment. This is an indication that in an attempt to expand the party's base in the state, the bjp may face a challenge in taking along the old leaders.
Jakhar, the former chief of punjab Congress, left the party and joined bjp in May last year. His appointment as the State President of bjp is now surprising everyone.After Jakhar's appointment, Vijay Rupani, in-charge of punjab affairs, said in his speech that he was missing Sharma's presence. Many others present in the meeting must have also remembered bjp leader ArunNarang. Who had recently resigned all the posts of the party.
In 2017, Narang had defeated Jakhar on the Abohar assembly seat, but Jakhar's nephew sandeep defeated him in the 2022 state elections.Vijay Rupani further said that a long time has passed. We have to protect the interests of the people of Punjab. Now is the time to overcome this syndrome that we are a junior partner, this is my one request. We have to leave this 'chhotabhaiwalisoch' (mindset of being a junior colleague).
Narang's politics in Abohar has been against the Jakhar family. In october 2021, Narang was mercilessly beaten up by the leaders of the farmer's union during the protests of the farmer's unions. His clothes were also torn. Several bjp leaders in punjab had alleged that Jakhar's family and associates had instigated the attack.
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