Barmer: The contest for the Barmer Lok Sabha seat is likely to decide the future of political heavyweights.The Congress recently named Manvendra Singh , son of BJP stalwart Jaswant Singh, as its candidate from Barmer while the BJP is in the process of searching for the right candidate to further liven up the political scenario here.Manvendra Singh, has an interesting past.He won from Barmer in the 2004 general elections as a BJP candidate but is now representing the Congress. he added.Meanwhile, recently sacked IPS officer Pankaj Choudhary confirmed to IANS that he will be contesting from Barmer. "I have decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent and will file my nomination on April 8 as it is my birthday. Hence, I have chosen this seat to contest the elections," he added.He further revealed that BJP considered his name in the initial rounds. "As of now, I am planning to contest as Independent.

Source: Economic Times April 02, 2019 06:53 UTC