Highlights

  • Pao Bhaji selller to contest against heavyweights in Gurgaon
  • Kusheshwar Bhagat is an independent candidate and his symbol is 'sitar'
  • Bhagat is contesting general elections for the fourth time

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Kusheshwar Bhagat, a popular pao bhaji seller in Gurgaon Sector 15 is all set to contest the polls against Congress' Raj Babbar and BJP's Rao Inderjit Singh in Gurgaon. 

Meet Gurgaon's pao bhaji seller, who is contesting against Cong's Raj Babbar, BJP's Rao Inderjit Singh

Kusheshwar Bhagat, who came to Gurgaon in 1998 and started pao bhaji kiosk is now a popular street food seller in Gurgaon's Sector 15. Bhagat usually opens his pao bhaji stall at 5 pm. However, on May 8, he was a little late.

On that day, Bhagat was at the deputy commissioner's office where Lok Sabha candidates were allotted poll symbols. According to the Indian Express, he got a symbol of sitar. Bhagat said that he was hoping for a diamond but got Goddess Saraswati's sitar.

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Bhagat is contesting the general elections for the fourth time. He also contested Assembly elections twice.

Kusheshwar Bhagat will be up against BJP's Rao Inderjit Singh and Congress candidate Raj Babbar in Gurgaon Lok Sabha elections. The polls in the Millennium City will take place on May 25.

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