Election News: BJP-RPI candidate Amarjit Singh met senior BJP leader and former Congress leader Kripashankar Singh at his residence, after which his chances of victory seem to be increasing. Amarjit Singh is challenging two-time MLA Sanjay Potnis of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena from Kalina assembly constituency. BJP leader Kripashankar Singh, who himself has won the election from Kalina earlier, has now given his full support to Mahayuti candidate Amarjit Singh.

Who is strong in the Kalina assembly seat?

Amarjeet Singh and Kripashankar Singh have been rivals in the past. Both contested in the 2014 Maharashtra Assembly elections, in which Sanjay Potnis won by defeating Amarjeet by a narrow margin of 1297 votes, while Kripashankar finished third. In the 2019 Maharashtra elections, Potnis defeated the Congress candidate by a margin of 4,931 votes, and at that time BJP did not field its candidate due to its alliance with the United Shiv Sena.

In the recently held Lok Sabha elections, India Alliance candidate Varsha Gaikwad had a lead of over 16,000 votes over Mahayuti candidate Ujjwal Nikam in Kalina, and Potnis is banking on this to ensure his victory.

What did Amarjit Singh say about meeting Kripashankar?

On his meeting with Kripashankar Singh, Amarjit Singh said, "I met Kripashankar Singh at his residence and he has assured me that he will be present in all my campaign tours. He is a senior leader in Kalina and I am now confident of my victory." Amarjit is the only RPI candidate representing Ramdas Athawale's quota and contesting on BJP's lotus symbol. He is claiming anti-incumbency after 10 years against Potnis.

Amarjit Singh, referring to the problems of Kalina, said that "Potnis has not been seen in the area for a long time and there is a huge anti-incumbency against him. Problems like traffic, drug abuse, and illegal construction still persist in Kalina." It is clear that the election battle of the Kalina assembly will also be exciting and on November 20, the people here will capture the future of these candidates in the EVM machine.