Is this a reflection of regional pride, historical tradition, or something else?
Opinion
National population share of Punjab in the country is 2.29 percent. Still, personnel below officer rank in the army have an 8% contribution from Punjab.
Vijay Kumar Kalra fought the 2022 elections on the Congress ticket from Guru Har Sahai, but could gather only 5,578 votes (4%), while AAP surged past 68,000 and SAD held nearly 58,000. With Congress losing almost 42% of its vote share, the gap wasn’t small, it was massive. So the real question is: After such a result, does Vijay Kumar Kalra realistically have any space left before the 2027 election ?
विजय कुमार कालरा ने 2022 का विधानसभा चुनाव गुरु हरसहाय से कांग्रेस टिकट पर लड़ा था, लेकिन उन्हें केवल 5,578 वोट (4%) ही मिल सके। वहीं आम आदमी पार्टी को 68,000 से अधिक वोट मिले और शिरोमणि अकाली दल को लगभग 58,000 वोट प्राप्त हुए। कांग्रेस ने यहाँ लगभग 42% वोट शेयर खो दिया। यह अंतर छोटा नहीं, बल्कि बेहद बड़ा था। तो असली सवाल यह है: ऐसे नतीजों के बाद, क्या विजय कुमार कालरा के पास 2027 के चुनाव से पहले कोई वास्तविक राजनीतिक गुंजाइश बची है ?
In a four-cornered contest where AAP surged ahead and the BJP emerged as a strong second, Rajinder Kaur was left trailing in third place with just 22,747 votes (15.8%), a sharp contrast to Congress’s past footprint in the seat. With the party squeezed between a rising AAP and an expanding BJP, the result raises an uncomfortable question for Congress, is Rajinder Kaur’s 2022 performance a reflection of her individual limits or a sign that Congress’s traditional base is slipping away faster than its leaders are willing to admit ?
