Former President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and Jalandhar ex-MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee joined Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday. Mohinder Singh Kaypee had won the Jalandhar Lok-Sabha seat in 2009. He was formerly a member of Congress.
Who is Mohinder Singh Kaypee?
He is a three-terms MLA and served as Minister of State for Sports and Youth in 1992, Education and Transport in 1995. In 2009, he became Member of Parliament from Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency). But in 2014 Parliamentary elections he lost to BJP candidate, Vijay Sampla from Hoshiarpur.
Recently Pawan Kumar Tinu, a prominent Dalit face in Jalandhar, had left Akali Dal for Aam Aadmi Party along with another senior member in the form of Gurcharan Channi. It is being speculated that Kaypee is likely to be Akali Dal's candidate from Jalandhar. Congress had announced Charanjit Channi as their candidate for Jalandhar. BJP will be contesting Sushil Rinku, who was formerly announced by AAP, but later switched parties.