Ambala, April 29 -- Congress party candidate and worker, Aman Uppal from ward 5,switched over to the BJP with his father and supporters on Tuesday. Former minister Aseem Goel, BJP district president Mandeep Rana, ward 5 candidate Rajesh Mehta, Sourabh Kapoor and others welcomed him into the party fold.

Alleging that Congress MLA Nirmal Singh pressured him to withdraw his nomination and extend support to independent candidate Ravinder Gupta, Uppal said that he decided to quit the party.

They have also pledged to mobilise votes in favour of Mehta, also former deputy mayor.

Goel said this was not merely a case of a Congress candidate joining the BJP, but an entire Congress family-along with their dedicated supporters-entering the party fo...