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.
Parkash Singh Badal lived a larger-than-life political journey, eleven terms as MLA, five terms as Chief Minister, and decades as one of Punjab’s most defining leaders. But his unexpected defeat in Lambi in the 2022 election marked a turning point, a moment when his once-unshakable stronghold slipped away. And just a year later, in 2023, he passed away, closing a historic chapter in Punjab’s politics. Now the question is, what does his final electoral loss mean for his legacy and the future of Punjab’s political landscape?
प्रकाश सिंह बादल ने पंजाब की राजनीति में एक अद्वितीय और बड़े व्यक्तित्व वाली यात्रा निभाई, 11 बार विधायक, 5 बार मुख्यमंत्री और दशकों तक पंजाब के सबसे प्रभावशाली नेताओं में से एक रहे। लेकिन 2022 के चुनाव में लंबी से उनकी अप्रत्याशित हार एक महत्वपूर्ण मोड़ थी, उस क्षण ने दिखा दिया कि उनका कभी अडिग माना जाने वाला गढ़ भी हाथ से निकल गया। और केवल एक साल बाद, 2023 में उनका निधन हो गया, जिसने पंजाब की राजनीति में एक ऐतिहासिक अध्याय को समाप्त कर दिया। अब सवाल यह है कि उनकी अंतिम चुनावी हार उनके राजनीतिक उत्तराधिकार और पंजाब के भविष्य के लिए क्या मायने रखती है?
Sucha Singh Chhotepur has seen it all, from sarpanch in 1975 to Minister in the 1985, contesting as an independent, joining Congress, becoming AAP’s Punjab convener, launching his own Apna Punjab Party, and then contesting from Shiromani Akali Dal in Batala in 2022, only to lose to Amansher Singh of AAP. Now aligned with the Akali Dal faction led by Giani Harpreet Singh, the real question is: Can Sucha Singh Chhotepur leverage decades of political experience to make a comeback, or will voters finally punish the veteran for being a political turncoat?
