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.
With two-time BJP MLA Anil Joshi jumping ship to Congress, Amritsar North is suddenly wide open. Will BJP field someone from the family of Dr. Baldev Raj Chawla, who once held this seat, or will they stick with Sukhminder Singh Pintu, who in the last election secured 13,865 votes (11.2% share) for the BJP? Or is the party planning another surprise?
दो बार के भाजपा विधायक अनिल जोशी के कांग्रेस में शामिल होने के बाद, अमृतसर उत्तर की सीट अचानक खुल गई है। क्या भाजपा अब बलदेव राज चावला के परिवार से किसी को उतारेगी, जिन्होंने कभी यहां कब्जा जमाया था, या फिर भरोसेमंद लेकिन पिछली बार केवल तीसरे स्थान पर रहे सुखमिंदर सिंह पिंटू को? या पार्टी कोई नया चेहरा ले आएगी? (पिछली बार सुखमिंदर सिंह पिंटू ने 13,865 वोट (11.2%) हासिल किए )
Jandiala, being a Reserved (SC) constituency, has rarely been a serious electoral experiment for the BJP. But now, after the recent caste-charged remarks by Punjab Congress leadership dented Congress’ image among Dalit voters, the political atmosphere in the constituency is clearly unsettled.
