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Factionalism biggest Challange for BJP and Congress in Fatehpur By elections

Dharamshala, Oct 1(UNI) Controlling factionalism is proving to be the biggest challenge for the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress party in the by-elections to the Rajput-dominated Fatehpur assembly seat of Kangra district in Fatehpur, to which there are several ticket seekers. Selection of the right candidate is going to be a tough task for both parties.
As far as the Congress is concerned, the first choice of the high command is Bhavani Pathania, son of late MLA Sujan Singh Pathania, through whom the Congress hopes to retain the Fatehpur seat on the basis of the sympathy factor. However, a faction within the party has been opposing the idea of fielding Bhavani Pathania as they feel the idea smirks of nepotism which could ruin the chances of the common party worker getting a ticket. This faction had demonstrated before party in-charge Rajiv Shukla in Dharamshala some time ago. Congress leaders like Chetan Chambial, Naswar Singh and Raghav Pathania too are seeking tickets.
The BJP too has been yearning for a victory in Fatehpur since 2007. In 2007, Dr Rajan Sushant won the elections on a BJP ticket, but eventually left the party which was forced to change candidates for two elections and one by-election. In the 2017 election, the party bet on Kripal Parmar, but due to factionalism, he lost the election by 1284 votes. The opposing candidate Baldev Thakur got 13090 votes thus crashing BJPs dreams. Currently, Kripal Parmar seems to be the frontrunner in the race for the Fatehpur ticket, but this has been met with opposition from other contenders who see Parmar as an outsider. Apart from Parmar, names like Baldev Thakur, Rita Thakur and Suman Devi have also cropped up.
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