In Punjab, there are approximately 40 universities for 500 colleges. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh has around 90 universities for 5500 colleges, and Rajasthan has 89 universities for about 2500 colleges.
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In your opinion, is the college-to-university ratio adequate, or has it become a business trend to open universities so rapidly?
Sukhbir Singh Badal has faced a string of setbacks: he lost Jalalabad in the 2022 Assembly election, while the Shiromani Akali Dal was reduced to just three seats. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the party won only one of Punjab’s 13 seats, followed by an internal revolt that openly questioned Sukhbir’s leadership. Now, with Sukhbir Singh Badal leading the party’s “Punjab Bachao” campaign and preparing for 2027, is this his last major opportunity to turn repeated electoral defeats into a political comeback and re-establish himself at the centre of Punjab politics ?
सुखबीर सिंह बादल को लगातार चुनावी झटकों का सामना करना पड़ा है। 2022 के विधानसभा चुनाव में वह जलालाबाद सीट हार गए, जबकि शिरोमणि अकाली दल सिर्फ तीन सीटों तक सिमट गया। 2024 के लोकसभा चुनाव में पार्टी पंजाब की 13 सीटों में से केवल एक सीट जीत सकी। इसके बाद पार्टी के भीतर बगावत ने सुखबीर सिंह बादल के नेतृत्व पर खुले सवाल खड़े किए। अब सुखबीर सिंह बादल “पंजाब बचाओ” अभियान का नेतृत्व कर रहे हैं और 2027 की तैयारी में जुटे हैं। क्या 2027 उनके लिए लगातार चुनावी हार को राजनीतिक वापसी में बदलने और पंजाब की राजनीति के केंद्र में खुद को फिर से स्थापित करने का आखिरी बड़ा मौका है ?
‘Waris Punjab De’ is trying to expand from a movement built around Panthic politics into a wider political force in Punjab. But when a former ED officer joined citing issues like drugs, corruption and gangsters, only to leave within four days over what he called “non-negotiable” differences and the need for constitutional conduct, does this expose a deeper problem: can the outfit build a broad political platform when its own political position remains unclear ?
