Punjab by-polls: BJP releases list of star campaigners, Haryana CM along with several Union Ministers included

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], October 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party has released its list of star campaigners for Punjab by-polls which will be held on November 13.
As per the list, the party has chosen Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini along with Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Ravneet Singh Bittu, and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
BJP Punjab Chief Sunil Jakhar along with leaders like Tarun Chugh, Anurag Thakur, Smriti Irani, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Manoj Tiwari, and Ravi Kishan will also campaign for the party in the state.
The party also announced candidates for Meghalaya's Gambegre Assembly constituency and three seats in Punjab on Tuesday.
The by-poll in Meghalaya will be held for the Gambegre (reserved) Assembly constituency, while in Punjab, the by-polls will be held on Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Barnala, and Chabbewal seats. These four assembly seats fell vacant after MLAs from these constituencies were elected to the Lok Sabha.
The BJP has fielded Bernard Marak for the Gambegre (Scheduled Tribe) seat in Meghalaya. The Congress has earlier announced to field Jingjang M Marak from the seat.
Meanwhile, for Punjab by-polls, the BJP has fielded Ravikaran Kahlon from Dera Baba Nanak, former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Badal from Gidderbaha and Kewal Singh Dhillon from Barnala.
The voting for both Punjab and Meghalaya bypolls will be held on November 13 and counting of votes will take place on November 23.
The bypolls on 48 constituencies are spread over 15 states - Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
Earlier on October 15, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced bypolls for 48 Assembly constituencies and two Parliamentary seats that will occur in two phases alongside the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections.
Voting for the first phase, covering 47 Assembly constituencies and the Wayanad parliamentary seat in Kerala will take place on November 13. The second phase will occur on November 20 for the Kedarnath Assembly constituency in Uttarakhand and the Nanded parliamentary seat in Maharashtra. The counting of votes will take place on November 23. (ANI)