Three’s crowd, find BJP workers canvassing Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: If the ticket seekers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are in a quandary, not knowing which way the wind will sway, the party workers are even more in a fix. They feel without being able to give a face, it has become difficult to canvass door-to-door for votes.


Hundreds of the dedicated workers of the Chandigarh BJP are in a state of confusion due to non-declaration of party’s candidate from Chandigarh parliamentary seat. The intense infight between the supporters of BJP chief Sanjay Tandon and sitting MP Kirron Kher is not helping the matter either.

Both Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have taken the next step by declaring their respective party’s candidates much earlier and thus putting the campaign machine to its optimum use.

The BJP is taking its time in declaring the candidate in Chandigarh, mostly due to infighting. The delay is hampering the party’s preparation, as both Tandon and Kher are busy pushing their individual cases than work towards the collective good of the party.

They were recently seen together at the launch of BJP’s national programme “Mein Bhi Chowkidar” campaign, but that hasn’t fooled anyone. The entire city is aware that BJP is split in the middle, fighting over the ticket, said the party workers.

“We are dedicated sepoys of the BJP. We are not with any individual. But since the party has not decided the candidate, we are not in a position to optimise our strategy. We have started some work on ground, but whenever we meet people, the first question is about the candidate, rendering us speechless as we don’t have any answer. The city’s is getting more and more curious everyday that the candidate’s name is not announced. Once the candidate is decided, we will be in a position to fully utilise our strategy,” said one of the active senior workers of Chandigarh BJP.