Chandigarh, June 26 -- BJP state president Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday alleged that the Congress' defeat (in Ludhiana West bypoll) was due to some party leaders surrendering to CM Bhagwant Mann through a deal. Jakhar claimed that fearing their "secrets" being exposed, Congress leaders are now "falsely accusing the BJP" even though the responsibility for Congress' defeat lies with those blaming others. "It is no secret that the CM had mentioned in the Vidhan Sabha about irregularities in the transport department and spoken about filing cases against a leader. Despite so much time having passed, the government took no action," he said without naming anyone. "Congress leaders displayed their old habit of harming their own by ruining the career of a prominent leader like Ashu," he alleged. htc...