In a significant development ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named S S Ahluwalia as its candidate for the Asansol seat in West Bengal, replacing Pawan Singh, the Bhojpuri star who initially held the ticket. Ahluwalia, who has previously served as the MP for Darjeeling in 2014 and won the Burdwan-Durgapur seat in 2019, will contest against the incumbent MP, Shatrughan Sinha. Ahluwalia's selection is notable as he was born in Asansol, stating "I am going back to my birthplace... It's not just a fight between two personalities but a fight between two ideologies. TMC has an ideology of appeasement..." His candidature is seen as a move to appeal to the local sentiment and the significant Hindi-speaking population in the area, which accounts for at least 40%. On the other hand, Pawan Singh, after withdrawing his candidature from Asansol, has announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Karakat in Bihar.
Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh (@PawanSingh909), who had pulled out of poll race after being fielded by BJP from Asansol, said he will contest from #Bihar's Karakat. #LokSabhaElections2024 https://t.co/4SIf16rwrO
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#LokSabhaPolls: #Asansol has at least 40% Hindi-speaking population. SS Ahluwalia, who replaces #Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh, was the MP of Darjeeling in 2014 and won the Burdwan-Durgapur seat in 2019. #ShatrughanSinha is the sitting MP from the seat ✍: @KamalikaSengupt Read:… https://t.co/6x1O2PXO7M
Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh, who had pulled out of poll race after being fielded by BJP from Asansol, said he will contest from Bihar's Karakat https://t.co/lQsQoBmL6i
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#ElectionsWithNDTV | Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh says he will contest #LokSabaElection2024 from Bihar's Karakat. BJP had earlier given him ticket from West Bengal's Asansol constituency, but he had withdrawn from the contest. https://t.co/2gzEWHBFEr
#WATCH | BJP leader SS Ahluwalia on his candidature from Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. "I was born in Asansaol. Hence, it is like my home. The public also wanted a 'bhoomi-putra'...The public votes for you only when they think you can advocate for them. There is no… https://t.co/3pHEg9S57w
#EXCLUSIVE BJP has fielded SS Ahluwalia against Shatrughan Sinha in Asansol. "I am going back to my birthplace... It's not just a fight between two personalities but a fight between two ideologies. TMC has an ideology of appeasement..." - @SSAhluwaliaMP in conversation with… https://t.co/LEXt0djtme
#ElectionsWithHT | #SSAhluwalia replaces #PawanSingh as Asansol candidate for #LokSabha polls (@smritikak reports) https://t.co/mNgNqzhBZD https://t.co/QOBRPyGH3O
LS polls: BJP names S S Ahluwalia as candidate from Asansol seat in West Bengal