Joginder Pal once dominated Bhoa, defeating the sitting MLA Seema Kumari by a huge margin of 27,496 votes in 2017. But after losing the seat in 2022, and with Congress’s graph steadily sliding across Punjab, his political footing looks far less certain today. With AAP weakened but still ahead in Bhoa, BJP trying to make a comeback, and Congress struggling to regain relevance, the real question is, is Joginder Pal still a serious contender for 2027 or has Bhoa moved on from the leader who once won it with a landslide ?
जोगिंदर पाल ने 2017 में भोआ में बड़ी जीत दर्ज की थी, जब उन्होंने मौजूदा विधायक सीमा कुमारी को 27,496 वोटों से हराया था। लेकिन 2022 में सीट हारने के बाद और पंजाब में कांग्रेस की लोकप्रियता में लगातार गिरावट के साथ, उनकी राजनीतिक जमीन अब उतनी मज़बूत नहीं दिखती। AAP कमजोर होकर भी भोआ में आगे है, भाजपा वापसी की कोशिश कर रही है और कांग्रेस अपनी जगह वापस पाने के लिए जूझ रही है। ऐसे में असली सवाल यह है, क्या जोगिंदर पाल 2027 में फिर से गंभीर दावेदार बन पाएंगे या भोआ उस नेता से आगे बढ़ चुका है जिसने कभी यहां रिकॉर्ड जीत हासिल की थी ?
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa won the 2022 Assembly election from Dera Baba Nanak, but after becoming MP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, his seat fell vacant and Congress fielded his wife, Jatinder Kaur Randhawa, in the bypoll. Despite the Randhawa family’s long influence in the constituency, she lost to AAP’s Gurdeep Singh Randhawa, who secured a clear lead of over 5,600 votes. With Congress facing internal chaos and AAP tightening its grip, is Jatinder Kaur Randhawa truly emerging as the natural successor to her husband’s legacy in Dera Baba Nanak, or did the bypoll expose that Congress’ hold on the seat depends more on Sukhjinder’s personal stature than the family name ?
