‘Independent’ wife takes on her SP-nominated husband

ALMORA: In Uttarakhand’s Someshwar seat, a husband and wife are pitted against each other in the electoral battle. Balwant Arya filed his nomination as a SP candidate on Thursday and his wife Madhubala filed hers as an independent on Friday.
The Aryas had been trying to get the BJP ticket from Someshwar, sources said. When the saffron party chose the sitting MLA, the disgruntled couple left the party.For campaigning, the Aryas choose different areas and often have a difference of opinion when it comes to chalking out poll strategies, although they add that once they are back home, they have dinner together and political differences take a backseat.