According to the data released for the year 2023-2024, India has exported goods worth 16 billion U.S. dollars to China and imported goods worth 101 billion U.S. dollars, resulting in a trade deficit of 85 billion U.S. dollars with China. At the same time, discussions regarding Indo-China relations are taking place with great intensity.
Guriqbal Singh Mahal stepped into Qadian, a seat long seen as a stronghold of the Congress, where Partap Singh Bajwa has maintained a strong grip. The last time Shiromani Akali Dal managed to win here was back in 2007 with Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal. In 2022, Mahal gave a strong fight and showed that the contest may no longer be one-sided.
गुरइकबाल सिंह माहल ने कादियां में कदम रखा, जो लंबे समय से कांग्रेस का मजबूत गढ़ माना जाता रहा है, जहां प्रताप सिंह बाजवा का मजबूत प्रभाव रहा है। अकाली दल ने यहां आखिरी बार 2007 में लखबीर सिंह लोधीनंगल के साथ जीत दर्ज की थी। 2022 में गुरइकबाल सिंह माहल ने कड़ी टक्कर दी और यह संकेत दिया कि मुकाबला अब पूरी तरह एकतरफा नहीं रहा।
Sohan Singh Thandal has had a long and shifting political journey, winning from Chabbewal in 2012 on a Shiromani Akali Dal ticket and serving as a minister. However, after that victory, he faced continuous setbacks, losing the 2017 and 2022 Assembly elections, followed by defeats in the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Hoshiarpur and the Chabbewal by-election on a BJP ticket. His move from Shiromani Akali Dal to BJP and then returning again to the Akali Dal fold in 2025 has further added to questions around consistency and political direction. After multiple defeats and switching parties before returning to Shiromani Akali Dal, is Sohan Singh Thandal still a viable political contender capable of rebuilding his base, or do repeated losses and shifting loyalties signal a fading influence ahead of 2027 ?
