<p>Harsharan Singh Balli is happy to be back to his BJP “roots” and is eager to prove his political worth in the next Assembly elections.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I am not a spent force,” claims the 66-year-old strong man from Hari Nagar, who during his four stints as legislator has also served as the city’s industries minister.<br /><br />Ask him about his decision to leave the BJP for a year and he slips into an apologetic tone.<br /><br />“It was a mistake. But now I am eager to work for the BJP once again, with renewed energy,” he says.<br /><br />Balli also sees a marked change in the political atmosphere in the city since the last Assembly elections in December 2013.<br /><br />“The Narendra Modi impact is visible all over the city. Specially the youth, are getting attracted more and more towards Modi,” he says.<br /><br />A large chunk of young and energetic people who want to do something for the country are now deserting the Aam Aadmi Party and aligning with team Modi, he says.<br /><br />Balli says he has not joined the BJP with the hope of getting a party ticket to contest from Hari Nagar, still he says he has a vision for the constituency which he nurtured for 20 years.<br /><br />“I am going ask the next legislator from this seat to help bring a medical college to the area. When I was the legislator, I opened an engineering college in the constituency with the help of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee,” he says.<br /><br />“I also got three schools, a stadium, a water pumping station and a 66 KV power sub-station built in Hari Nagar,” he says.<br /><br />Balli lost the 2008 and 2013 Assembly polls but this did not deter him from serving the people.<br /><br />“I was active even when I was not a legislator. Through my efforts, I got two the education department to start nearly 10 schools in the area,” says the prominent Sikh leader, who was earlier wheelchair- bound for about two years after a nasty fall.<br /><br />As he returned to the BJP fold, his family members gave him moral support to public admit that leaving the BJP was his mistake. “My wife has been a partner in my political success,” he says, with a smile.<br /></p>
<p>Harsharan Singh Balli is happy to be back to his BJP “roots” and is eager to prove his political worth in the next Assembly elections.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I am not a spent force,” claims the 66-year-old strong man from Hari Nagar, who during his four stints as legislator has also served as the city’s industries minister.<br /><br />Ask him about his decision to leave the BJP for a year and he slips into an apologetic tone.<br /><br />“It was a mistake. But now I am eager to work for the BJP once again, with renewed energy,” he says.<br /><br />Balli also sees a marked change in the political atmosphere in the city since the last Assembly elections in December 2013.<br /><br />“The Narendra Modi impact is visible all over the city. Specially the youth, are getting attracted more and more towards Modi,” he says.<br /><br />A large chunk of young and energetic people who want to do something for the country are now deserting the Aam Aadmi Party and aligning with team Modi, he says.<br /><br />Balli says he has not joined the BJP with the hope of getting a party ticket to contest from Hari Nagar, still he says he has a vision for the constituency which he nurtured for 20 years.<br /><br />“I am going ask the next legislator from this seat to help bring a medical college to the area. When I was the legislator, I opened an engineering college in the constituency with the help of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee,” he says.<br /><br />“I also got three schools, a stadium, a water pumping station and a 66 KV power sub-station built in Hari Nagar,” he says.<br /><br />Balli lost the 2008 and 2013 Assembly polls but this did not deter him from serving the people.<br /><br />“I was active even when I was not a legislator. Through my efforts, I got two the education department to start nearly 10 schools in the area,” says the prominent Sikh leader, who was earlier wheelchair- bound for about two years after a nasty fall.<br /><br />As he returned to the BJP fold, his family members gave him moral support to public admit that leaving the BJP was his mistake. “My wife has been a partner in my political success,” he says, with a smile.<br /></p>
