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?
Punjab Congress was expected to emerge as the principal challenger to the AAP ahead of 2027. Instead, the spotlight remains firmly on its internal rebellion. With senior leaders openly uniting against Raja Warring and some reportedly declaring they would accept anyone as PPCC Chief except him, one uncomfortable question refuses to fade: Has Raja Warring become the biggest obstacle to the Congress's revival in Punjab ? If a party president cannot command the confidence of his own senior colleagues, how can he hope to inspire workers and voters across the state ?
2027 के चुनावों से पहले पंजाब कांग्रेस को आम आदमी पार्टी के सबसे मजबूत चुनौतीकर्ता के रूप में देखा जा रहा था। लेकिन सरकार को घेरने के बजाय पार्टी आज अपनी ही अंदरूनी बगावत की सुर्खियों में है। वरिष्ठ नेताओं का खुलकर राजा वड़िंग के खिलाफ एकजुट होना और कुछ नेताओं का यह कहना कि उन्हें प्रदेश कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष के रूप में वड़िंग को छोड़कर कोई भी स्वीकार है, एक बड़ा सवाल खड़ा करता है: क्या राजा वड़िंग पंजाब में कांग्रेस की वापसी के रास्ते की सबसे बड़ी बाधा बन गए हैं ? अगर कोई प्रदेश अध्यक्ष अपने ही वरिष्ठ नेताओं का भरोसा नहीं जीत पा रहा, तो वह कार्यकर्ताओं और पंजाब की जनता का भरोसा कैसे जीत पाएगा ?
For months, the Punjab Congress was consumed by lobbying, rival camps, public pressure and demands for a leadership change. Yet Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge refused to alter their decision, retaining Raja Warring as Punjab Congress chief and Partap Singh Bajwa as Leader of Opposition despite visible internal dissent. Their message was unmistakable, the Congress high command, not competing factions, will decide the party's future. But this raises a larger question: Is the Congress under Rahul Gandhi and Kharge becoming a more disciplined organisation, or a more centralised one ? Can a party strengthen internal democracy if its biggest organisational decisions are driven by the high command rather than broader organisational consensus ?
