Did you know that, under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, agricultural land coverage insured across the country is 4,611 lakh hectares, but no one seems to know how much land is insured in Punjab?
After a sweeping victory in the 2022 Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party established a strong political base in Punjab. However, contrasting performances outside the state and questions around centralised leadership and a no-alliance approach have sparked a new debate. With anti-incumbency, governance challenges, and aggressive mobilisation by rival parties ahead of 2027, the key question is no longer about AAP’s rise, but about the durability of its dominance.
2022 विधानसभा चुनावों में ऐतिहासिक जीत के बाद आम आदमी पार्टी ने पंजाब में मजबूत राजनीतिक आधार बनाया। लेकिन राज्य के बाहर अलग-अलग प्रदर्शन, केंद्रीकृत नेतृत्व को लेकर उठते सवाल और बिना गठबंधन की रणनीति पर बढ़ती चर्चा ने नई बहस शुरू कर दी है। 2027 से पहले बढ़ती सत्ता-विरोधी लहर, शासन से जुड़ी चुनौतियां और विपक्ष की तेज होती सक्रियता के बीच अब सवाल "आप" के उभार का नहीं, बल्कि उसकी पकड़ की स्थिरता का है।
After AAP MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj alleged that Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini offered her a BJP ticket from Sangrur along with assurances to meet any demands, and firmly rejected the proposal, the episode has triggered a sharper political debate. The BJP has already expanded its Punjab base by bringing in several leaders from Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal over the past few years. In that context, the controversy raises a larger question about whether the party’s growth strategy is increasingly driven by political defections rather than grassroots expansion. As the battle for Punjab intensifies, is the BJP strengthening its organisation or relying more on a strategy of attracting leaders from rival camps ?
