Alwar: Ramgarh constituency in Rajasthan’s Alwar district is all set to witness a triangular contest among candidates of ruling Congress, opposition BJP and BSP on Monday when polling takes place at 278 polling booths. Election to the constituency could not be held along with other seats due to the death of BSP candidate Laxman Singh few days ahead of the polling on December 7 and now the election is taking place on January 28 where as many as 20 candidates are in the fray.
The BSP has fielded former union minister Natwar Singh’s ex-MLA son Jagat Singh while former Alwar Zila Pramukh Shafia Zubair Khan is contesting as a Congress candidate. Former Pradhan Sukhwant singh is the BJP candidate. “Feedback from Ramgarh is very positive we are going to win the seat. People gave mandate to Congress in December 7 elections and the party will win this seat also,” Pradesh Congress Committee president and deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot told PTI.
BJP state president Madan Lal Saini also exuded confidence that BJP candidate will win the election because people are “not satisfied” with the performance of the Congress. He said BSP candidate Jagat Singh will lose because it has been exposed that he was contesting only to defeat the BJP candidate. “Congress came to power on various promises made to farmers and youths. It had promised to waive off farmers loan within ten days but the government has not waived loans so far,” Saini said.
Jagat Singh was the BJP candidate from Bharatpur’s Kaman seat from 2013-18 but the party denied him ticket for the 2018 assembly elections. He was also Congress MLA in 2003-08 from Alwar’s Laxmangarh seat. BSP’s state president Sitaram Meghwal said caste equations were in favour of the BSP and therefore the party will win the seat.
