Former Envoy Taranjit Singh Sandhu Joins BJP, Likely To Contest Chandigarh Lok Sabha Seat

According to reports, the BJP is likely to field the former envoy in the Lok Sabha polls from Amritsar in Punjab - the city where Sandhu hails from. The party reportedly believes that Sandhu, who comes from a Jat Sikh family, may turn out to be its best bet to win back the Amritsar seat.

Addressing the media after joining the saffron party, Sandhu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president J P Nadda for his political innings, and called Modi a “development-focused leader”.

“Development is very much needed today. This development should reach Amritsar too,” he added amid speculations about his candidature in the Lok Sabha elections.