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In the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, when the Shiromani Akali Dal suffered a major electoral setback, Ganieve Kaur Majithia won from Majitha and emerged as one of the party’s few bright spots. Her victory gave the party a younger and relatively fresh political face at a time when its wider electoral base was shrinking. Now, as the Akali Dal looks to rebuild, can Ganieve Kaur Majithia turn that individual victory into a larger political role and help the party reconnect with voters ?
2022 के पंजाब विधानसभा चुनाव में, जब शिरोमणि अकाली दल को बड़ा चुनावी झटका लगा था, तब गनीव कौर मजीठिया ने मजीठा सीट से जीत दर्ज कर पार्टी के लिए कुछ गिने-चुने उजले पक्षों में जगह बनाई। ऐसे समय में जब पार्टी का व्यापक जनाधार कमजोर हो रहा था, उनकी जीत ने अकाली दल को एक युवा और अपेक्षाकृत नया राजनीतिक चेहरा दिया। अब जब अकाली दल फिर से अपना आधार मजबूत करने की कोशिश कर रहा है, क्या गनीव कौर मजीठिया अपनी इस जीत को बड़ी राजनीतिक भूमिका में बदलकर पार्टी को मतदाताओं से फिर जोड़ सकती हैं ?
The high command has backed Raja Warring as Punjab Congress President, but the rebellion inside the party shows no signs of cooling down. Rebel leaders continue to hold their own meetings under the Congress banner, while Warring’s supporters insist that the official leadership has already been decided. Bhupesh Baghel’s unity efforts have also failed to end the standoff. With ticket distribution and the 2027 election strategy looming large, Punjab Congress now faces a rather awkward question: who actually controls the party, the high command, the PCC President, the rebels or has the factional war itself taken control ?
