The business community contributing over 30% to Punjab's GDP is facing several challenges, while providing employment to over 8 lakh youth in factories.
If they are not given the freedom to work and innovate, how can Punjab move forward?
Even while crying foul over misuse of power by AAP, the Shiromani Akali Dal showed it is not out of the rural fight. Under Sukhbir Singh Badal, SAD held some key pockets in rural punjab, proving its village network still responds when activated. Narrow but clear wins against AAP showed that the party’s structure, weakened but intact, can still deliver. AAP may have topped the chart, but Sukhbir Badal ensured SAD was not erased. In a field where others blamed and faded, SAD fought and survived. Has Sukhbir Badal kept the party relevant enough to stage a rural comeback in 2027 ?
AAP पर सत्ता के दुरुपयोग के आरोप लगाते हुए भी शिरोमणि अकाली दल ने दिखाया कि वह ग्रामीण राजनीति से बाहर नहीं हुआ है। सुखबीर सिंह बादल के नेतृत्व में SAD ने ग्रामीण पंजाब के कुछ अहम इलाकों में पकड़ बनाए रखी, जिससे साफ हुआ कि पार्टी का गांव स्तर का नेटवर्क अब भी सक्रिय होने पर काम करता है। AAP के खिलाफ कम अंतर से मिली जीतों ने दिखाया कि पार्टी का ढांचा कमजोर जरूर है, लेकिन टूटा नहीं है। AAP भले ही कुल नतीजों में आगे रही हो, लेकिन सुखबीर बादल ने यह सुनिश्चित किया कि SAD राजनीतिक नक्शे से मिटा नहीं। जहां दूसरी पार्टियां आरोप लगाकर पीछे हटती दिखीं, वहीं SAD लड़ा और टिका रहा। क्या सुखबीर बादल ने 2027 में ग्रामीण वापसी के लिए पार्टी को इतना प्रासंगिक बनाए रखा है ?
AAP may have topped the rural body polls overall, but the embarrassment on home turfs tells a sharper story. Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan lost in his own village, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian failed at home, and MPs like Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and Raj Kumar Chabbewal also saw defeats where their roots lie. Even as Aman Arora celebrates numbers, SAD quietly clawed back space and Congress stayed competitive on the ground. With 2027 not far away, the question becomes hard to ignore: If AAP’s biggest faces can’t persuade voters next door, what happens when the entire state is asked to vote again ?
