Should there be an initiative to find out how many households have 2 domestic connections per household to get the benefit of the free government scheme?
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An issue worth consideration is that, in the year 2022, announcements of 600 free units were in circulation, and 2 lakh 96 thousand new domestic consumers were added.
After years of partnership, the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal are signalling a possible reunion for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. Their alliance once won 93 seats in 1997 and retained power in 2007 and 2012. But their combined strength fell sharply in 2017, and both parties suffered major setbacks after contesting separately in 2022. The 2024 Lok Sabha results suggest that their separate voter bases could help them regain ground together. Yet vote transfer, seat-sharing and the Akali Dal’s ability to win back lost support remain major challenges. Are the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal reuniting to regain lost political ground, or is this alliance simply a bid for survival ahead of Punjab’s 2027 elections ?
लंबे समय तक साथ रहने के बाद, भाजपा और शिरोमणि अकाली दल 2027 के पंजाब विधानसभा चुनावों के लिए फिर से गठबंधन करने के संकेत दे रहे हैं। उनके गठबंधन ने 1997 में 93 सीटें जीती थीं और 2007 तथा 2012 में सत्ता बरकरार रखी थी। लेकिन 2017 में उनकी संयुक्त ताकत तेजी से घटी और 2022 में अलग-अलग चुनाव लड़ने पर दोनों दलों को बड़ा झटका लगा। 2024 के लोकसभा चुनावों के नतीजे संकेत देते हैं कि उनके अलग-अलग वोट बैंक साथ आकर उन्हें फिर से मजबूत कर सकते हैं। फिर भी वोटों का एक-दूसरे को मिलना, सीटों का बंटवारा और शिरोमणि अकाली दल द्वारा अपना खोया जनसमर्थन वापस पाना बड़ी चुनौतियां हैं। क्या भाजपा और शिरोमणि अकाली दल अपना खोया राजनीतिक आधार वापस पाने के लिए फिर साथ आ रहे हैं या यह गठबंधन पंजाब के 2027 चुनावों से पहले राजनीतिक अस्तित्व बचाने की कोशिश है ?
Talk of a possible reunion between the Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP is gaining momentum ahead of the 2027 Punjab elections. Amit Shah’s repeated references to an NDA Government in Punjab and Sukhbir Singh Badal’s openness to alliances have fuelled speculation. But the two parties parted ways in 2020 over the three farm laws, following massive farmers’ protests. With BKU Qadian now extending support to the Shiromani Akali Dal, a possible reunion raises an important question. If the Shiromani Akali Dal joins hands with the BJP again, how will it address the farmers’ anger that led to their split in 2020 ?
