Chandigarh April 24:
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is likely to be prepared against its ally, the BJP, in several seats in the next election zila parishad (ZP) in the state.
Elections 22 zila parishads and 145 panchayat Samitis is scheduled to be held on May 12 and the two sides are finalizing their candidates for elections. The nomination begins on April 26.
La first round of meetings between the two parties was held the night of Monday and, although many nominees for the various stalls were agreed by both parties, there are several areas in which the Allies will end submit independent candidates. For these elections, the 22 zila parishads are divided into 333 zones and sources said that in at least 25-30 areas of the two parts oppose each other.
This is not the first time the SAD and BJP fight each other in these elections. In the elections panchayat 2008, of the 317 areas of the parishads zila, there were only a areas handful where the two parts despite being in power together they had deployed their own candidates after failing to reach consensus on a single candidate. While the Akalis had aligned their own candidates in almost all seats, BJP had aligned to their candidates in over 50 zones.
The results had gone to favor of the Akalis. Since a SAD front BJP struggle benefit the Congress, the two allies are willing to limar the differences and announce only the common candidates on this occasion. "A commission of two members of Tikshan Sood (of BJP) and DS Cheema (SAD) has been formed to discuss to background the final list of candidates. I hope that there will be a single zone where we will be struggling SAD", said State President BJP Kamal Sharma.
"We have achieved reach a consensus over most areas parishad zila with the BJP according the distribution formula of seats. Also have concentrated on the common candidates for these areas. There, however, some areas in which we have still for finalize the candidates. A Once done, may have only a handful of seats in the BJP is as fitting their own candidates ", said Cheema DS, the general secretary SAD. Added that the two sides will meet again on Wednesday to finalize the candidates.
This time of the 333 areas of zila parsihad, 75 are reserved for castes and 37 for women castes programmed, 71 for women, 147 for the general category and three for backward classes. Las two sides also have decided to fight against Zila Parishad and elections of block samiti using party symbols. "Surveys panchayat, however, can not fight using the symbols the match. For these elections the decision is in hands of the leaders in local villages", said Cheema. The EC has not yet announced the date and time for thepolls, expected to be held before 31 May.