Cong breaches SAD bastion

In the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections,from Ludhiana West constituency,Congress candidate Tewari registered his biggest lead of over 30,000 votes over SAD’s Galib. With this,the constituency seemed to have been wrested back by the Congress.

Ever since winning this assembly constituency in February 2007,Dhanda’s base from here has constantly been on decline. It was first proved in August 2007 itself when a majoirity of the SAD-BJP candidates had lost the municipal elections from the MC wards under Dhanda’s constituency.

Not only in the terms of votes,but Dhanda has been on the losing side from his constituency as for as the faith of SAD-BJP supporters is concerned. At an election meeting during the campaigning for the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections,there was a strong opposition of Dhanda by a group of BJP workers. Even chairs were hurled by the BJP workers to protest against Dhanda who had to slip quietly from that election meeting sensing the anger of those BJP supporters.

Besides Dhanda’s constituency,in other urban constituencies also,Tewari registered big leads over Galib. In Ludhiana East,Tewari got over 16,000 votes lead. In a newly carved out Atam Nagar constituency,Tewari got a lead of over 13,000 votes. From another new constituency,Ludhiana Central,Tewari’s lead was of over 21,000 votes. And from Ludhiana North constituency,Tewari secured his second best lead of over 28,000 votes.