Punjab’s Tarn Taran by-poll verdict: Congress to take corrective measures, says Baghel

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former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress person  Bhupesh Baghel. File

erstwhile Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress person Bhupesh Baghel. File | Photo Credit: PTI

Days aft Congress’ dismal show successful the precocious concluded Tarn Taran by-election, erstwhile Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress wide caput successful complaint of Punjab Bhupesh Baghel connected Friday (November 21, 2025) said the party’s show was being reviewed and indispensable corrective measures would beryllium taken.

Mr. Baghel was responding to a question connected the Tarn Taran by-election effect astatine a property league successful Chandigarh. “The show of the enactment was being reviewed and each the indispensable corrective measures volition beryllium taken,” helium said, adding that “the ruling enactment mostly wins the by-elections. Despite that, the Congress had won a by-election successful Barnala.”

Congress party’s campaigner Karanbir Singh Burj finished fourth, staying down the Independent Mandeep Singh, who got astir 5,000 much votes than the Congress. The Congress campaigner adjacent failed to prevention his information deposit.

On the Bihar results, Mr. Baghel said, “The Election Commission of India had wholeheartedly supported the BJP.”

He added that Congress volition clasp a rally successful Delhi connected December 14 to protestation against what helium termed arsenic “vote-chori” successful the country. “This volition beryllium preceded by submission of 5 crore signed forms against vote-chori from crossed the state to the President of India, the aforesaid day,” helium said.

“Punjab had seen a monolithic effect against the BJP’s blatant attempts of ballot theft. The enactment has collected 5 crore signatures from crossed the country, and astir 27 lakh signatures were collected from Punjab,” helium claimed.

Mr. Baghel besides held a gathering of the recently appointed District Congress Committee presidents. He said, among different things, the caller DCC presidents were asked to mobilise enactment for the December 14 rally being held successful Delhi against the ballot theft.

Published - November 21, 2025 09:47 p.m. IST

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