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Today I joined the party without any condition.”Shant said, “I will concentrate all my energies for Congress victory from Faridkot in upcoming elections.” But afterwards, the party did not behave well with me and I started feeling suffocated and hence decided to go back to Congress. Shant has considerable influence in the area.Talking to TOI, Shant said, “When I had joined Akali Dal, I was promised a ticket for 2014 parliamentary elections from Faridkot, but my name was not considered. BATHINDA: Independent-turned-Congressman-turned-Akali Ajit Singh Shant on Friday re-joined the Congress.Interestingly, Shant had joined Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in 2013, just a few months ahead of 2014 parliamentary elections and now has joined Congress just ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Shant had won as an independent candidate from Nihal Singh Wala assembly constituency in 2007 and had joined the Congress. I had forgotten that episode when I was given SAD ticket in 2017..