BJP's Navjot Singh Sidhu enters poll fray
Amritsar, Apr 23 (ANI): Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and sitting MP of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Navjot Singh Sidhu entered the poll fray to seek re-election.
Accompanied by the state's deputy chief of the state, Sukhbir Singh Badal,idhu proceeded to the office of the Returning Officer, astride an elephant.
This event also witnessed a huge turn out of the party activists and other fans who danced to the beats of drums.
"Huge procession is a proof that the biggest asset with Sidhu is love and confidence of the people of Amritsar," said Sidhu.
The polls for the Amritsar constituency will be held on May 13.
In Punjab, the alliance of the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is pitted against the Congress party. (ANI)