Karanpur in Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district will go to polls on January 5 amid a controversy over the appointment of BJP candidate Surendra Pal Singh as a Minister of State during the Cabinet formation last week.
The 2023 Assembly election in Karanpur was postponed following the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Kooner on November 15.
The election campaign ended on Wednesday with the Opposition Congress launching a blistering attack on the new BJP government for its decision to appoint Mr. Singh as a Minister. The Congress has also submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission seeking Mr. Singh’s disqualification from contesting the polls on the ground of violation of election laws as well as the model code of conduct.