In 2022, Mohinder Kaur Josh was sidelined and the Shiromani Akali Dal chose to field Mohinder Singh Sandhar as part of its BSP alliance in Sham Chaurasi. The result was telling. Sandhar secured only 13,512 votes (11%), while Akali Dal’s traditional vote base appeared split and directionless.
2022 में मोहिंदर कौर जोश को किनारे कर दिया गया और शिरोमणि अकाली दल ने बसपा गठबंधन के तहत शाम चौरासी से मोहिंदर सिंह संधर को उम्मीदवार बनाया। नतीजा साफ था। संधर को सिर्फ 13,512 वोट (11%) मिले, जबकि अकाली दल का पारंपरिक वोट आधार बिखरा और दिशाहीन नजर आया।
After the 2022 election in Tanda Urmar, where the BSP–Akali Dal alliance candidate Lakhwinder Singh Lakhi finished third with 23,191 votes, the Akali Dal now faces a clear choice for 2027. Should the party give Lakhi another chance to build on the support he received or return to a familiar face like Arvinder Singh Rasulpur, who was the party’s candidate in 2012 and 2017 ? Is Akali Dal aiming for patient rebuilding or does it believe only a tried-and-tested name can revive its base in Tanda Urmar ?
