In the last five years, the largest loss in history was recorded in the stock market in October 2024 to the tune of 37 lakh crore as per media reports. Before this, in March 2020, small investors lost around 33 lakh crore during the Corona period.
Harinder Pal Singh Harry Mann has one of the most unusual political journeys in Punjab. Once handpicked by Sukhbir Singh Badal and appointed Punjab’s Information Commissioner in 2012, later made SAD vice president. Ahead of 2017 elections, he resigned from SAD to join Congress, hoping to contest from Samana. But even after shifting camps, his political graph never really took off, and in 2022, contesting from Sanaur, he finished a distant third with just 15.4% votes. Now, as 2027 approaches, the question is bigger than party-switching or ticket-chasing, did Harry Mann ever build a real political base of his own or has he spent a decade moving between parties without finding a constituency that actually wants him ?
हरिंदर पाल सिंह हैरी मान की राजनीतिक यात्रा पंजाब में सबसे अनोखी रही है। एक समय उन्हें सुखबीर सिंह बादल ने चुनकर 2012 में पंजाब सूचना आयुक्त बनाया, बाद में वह अकाली दल के उपाध्यक्ष भी बने। 2017 चुनाव से ठीक पहले उन्होंने अकाली दल छोड़कर कांग्रेस का दामन थाम लिया, उम्मीद थी कि उन्हें समाना से टिकट मिलेगा। लेकिन पार्टी बदलने के बावजूद उनकी राजनीतिक पकड़ कभी मजबूत नहीं हुई। 2022 में सनौर से चुनाव लड़कर वह मात्र 15.4% वोटों के साथ तीसरे स्थान पर रहे। अब 2027 के करीब आते हुए सवाल सिर्फ दल-बदल का नहीं है, क्या हैरी मान ने कभी अपना वास्तविक जनाधार बनाया था या वह दस साल से पार्टियाँ बदलते रहे लेकिन कोई भी क्षेत्र उन्हें अपना नेता मानने को तैयार नहीं हुआ ?
After losing badly in Dirba in 2022 with just 10,472 votes (7.21%), Ajaib Singh Rataul didn’t just exit the race, he exited the party, leaving Congress and joining the BJP soon after. But BJP has almost no presence in Dirba, and Rataul’s own vote share has been shrinking for two elections straight.
