According to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the annual Consumer Price Index has increased by 5.5 percent in the month of September, which is the highest rate in a long time.
The Shiromani Akali Dal has announced Jodh Singh Samra as its candidate from Ajnala. The constituency could again see a contest involving sitting MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal of the Aam Aadmi Party and Amarpal Singh Bonny Ajnala, who contested the 2022 election for the Shiromani Akali Dal and has since joined the BJP. That makes Ajnala an interesting test of how much party switching, old political networks and local identity matter in 2027. Can Jodh Singh Samra turn the Shiromani Akali Dal’s return to Ajnala into a serious political challenge or will the battle be shaped more by Dhaliwal’s incumbency and Bonny Ajnala’s new BJP platform ?
शिरोमणि अकाली दल ने अजनाला से जोध सिंह समरा को अपना उम्मीदवार घोषित किया है। इस सीट पर आम आदमी पार्टी के मौजूदा विधायक कुलदीप सिंह धालीवाल और 2022 में शिरोमणि अकाली दल के उम्मीदवार रहे अमरपाल सिंह बोनी अजनाला के बीच भी मुकाबले की संभावना है, जो अब भारतीय जनता पार्टी में शामिल हो चुके हैं। इससे 2027 में अजनाला की लड़ाई दल-बदल, पुराने राजनीतिक नेटवर्क और स्थानीय पहचान के असर की दिलचस्प परीक्षा बन सकती है। क्या जोध सिंह समरा अजनाला में शिरोमणि अकाली दल की वापसी को मजबूत चुनौती में बदल पाएंगे या मुकाबला धालीवाल के मौजूदा कार्यकाल और बोनी अजनाला के नए भाजपा मंच से ज्यादा प्रभावित होगा ?
The Shiromani Akali Dal is bringing the legacy of Late Sardar Parkash Singh Badal back to the centre of its campaign, highlighting development and his long connect with rural Punjab. But that raises an awkward question for Sukhbir Singh Badal: How much of the 2027 campaign can run on his father’s record, and how much needs to come from his own political record and vision ? Is Sukhbir Singh Badal asking Punjab to vote for his own political future or asking voters to remember his father’s past ?
