Can estimates be drawn from this about development in Punjab?
Polling
The idea of industrial development in any state can be gauged from new industrial power connections in a state. Punjab, with 23 districts, has around 3,400 new industrial connections.
Captain Amarinder Singh lost his own fortress of Patiala Urban in 2022 under Punjab Lok Congress’s banner, a shock that shook the royal family’s image. Preneet Kaur, once Congress MLA from Patiala Urban, four-time Congress MP and former Minister of State for External Affairs also lost 2024 Lok Sabha elections. With both the husband- wife duo now in BJP, Will they try to reclaim the Patiala throne in 2027, or will their daughter Jai Inder Kaur, BJP Mahila Morcha President, be sent to save the royal legacy?
कैप्टन अमरिंदर सिंह ने 2022 में पंजाब लोक कांग्रेस के बैनर तले अपना गढ़, पटियाला शहरी, खो दिया था, जिससे शाही परिवार की छवि हिल गई। प्रनीत कौर, जो कभी पटियाला शहरी से कांग्रेस विधायक, चार बार सांसद और पूर्व राज्य मंत्री (विदेश मामलें) रह चुकी हैं, 2024 के लोकसभा चुनाव भी हार गईं। अब दोनों पति-पत्नी भाजपा में हैं। क्या वे 2027 में पटियाला का ताज वापस जीतने की कोशिश करेंगे या उनकी बेटी जय इंदर कौर, भाजपा महिला मोर्चा अध्यक्ष, परिवार की विरासत बचाने आगे आएंगी?
Jagmohan Singh Raju, former bureaucrat turned politician, challenged Veteran Leaders Sidhu and Majithia in 2022 but could manage only 6.75% of the vote. Later, he was appointed as BJP Punjab General Secretary, but resigned in 2025 citing differences with the Amritsar Urban leadership.
