MANSA: In an apparent setback for the Congress, former Congress MLA Mangat Rai Bansal joined the Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday.
Considered a firebrand Hindu leader of the district, Bansal was elected as Congress MLA in 2007 elections from Budhlada in Mansa, but had lost to SAD’s Janmeja Singh Sekhon in 2012 elections from Maur assembly segment.
News Source: Times of India
