Gurgaon, Sep 24
BJP rebel Naveen Goel is contesting as an Independent candidate from the Gurgaon Assembly constituency.
His entry into the scene has complicated the field for BJP candidate Mukesh Sharma.
Goel is contesting the election in a very planned manner. Also, the induction of former BJP local leaders will help him to boost his election and woo voters.
In the last three days, three former BJP leaders, including Sumer Tanwar, Seema Pahuja and Anuradha Sharma, have given their support to Naveen Goel.
Sumer Tanwar represents the reserve community and was denied a ticket from the Pataudi Assembly constituency. Seema Pahuja a Punjabi and former councillor was also denied a ticket from the Gurgaon seat.
Anuradha Sharma was also a senior BJP leader and a former district president.
However she is associated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), but surprisingly, she is not supporting the party's candidate, Nishant Anand, but an independent candidate.
On Tuesday, Anuradha Sharma, in a press meeting, accused the BJP government and said the BJP, despite being in power for the last 10 years, failed to address Gurugram’s civic issues.
Meanwhile, Goel had played an important role in establishing political dominance in the Gurgaon constituency as a ticket aspirant but failed to secure his ticket.
Gurgaon constituency has a considerable Punjabi and Vaishya population. It has nearly 80,000 Punjabis and over 50,000 Vaishya voters. Apart from this, there are about 15,000 to 20,000 Scheduled Caste (SC) voters.