With just 2,038 votes (1.33%) in Sardulgarh, Jagjit Singh Milkha finished at the bottom of the 2022 contest, underscoring how marginal the BJP remains in rural Malwa despite being in power at the Centre. Even in a multi-cornered fight and during a high-visibility election, the party failed to make any meaningful impact on the ground.
2022 के चुनाव में सरदूलगढ़ से जगजीत सिंह मिल्खा को सिर्फ 2,038 वोट (1.33%) मिले और वे सबसे आख़िरी स्थान पर रहे। यह नतीजा दिखाता है कि ग्रामीण मालवा में भाजपा की पकड़ कितनी कमजोर है, जबकि पार्टी केंद्र में सत्ता में है। बहु-कोणीय मुकाबले और ज़्यादा चर्चा वाले चुनाव के बावजूद, पार्टी ज़मीन पर कोई असर नहीं दिखा सकी।
In Bhucho Mandi, a seat that has historically seen Congress victories in 2012 and 2017, the 2022 election unfolded during a powerful AAP wave across Punjab. In that context, Rupinderjit Singh, contesting on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket, managed just 2,330 votes (1.56%), finishing at the very bottom of the race. The result highlighted how marginal the BJP remains in rural Malwa, even during a multi-cornered contest and despite being in power at the Centre. Does this performance reflect the limits of Rupinderjit Singh as a candidate or does it expose the BJP’s near-absence on the ground in rural Punjab, where national power still fails to translate into local votes ?
