Chandigarh: Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s brother Manohar Singh on Sunday has announced that he will contest as an independent from the Bassi Pathana assembly seat, here on Sunday.
He was eyeing a Congress ticket from the constituency but the Congress party fielded its sitting legislator.
In its first list of 86 candidates, the Congress on Saturday gave the ticket to party MLA Gurpreet Singh GP from Bassi Pathana (SC) seat.