There are more than 19,500 cooperatives in Punjab, out of which over 3,900 are related to agriculture. An important thing to consider is that if the government wants to bring any new revolution, the best means for it are these in rural areas.
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Has there ever been any discussion about this? It doesn’t seem like it.
For years, Harsimrat Kaur Badal remained Shiromani Akali Dal’s biggest woman face, national visibility, Parliament politics, and a political image built over decades. But during Akali Dal’s worst crisis phase, when even giants like Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bikram Majithia faced heavy setbacks, Ganieve Kaur Majithia quietly entered the battlefield and created her own strong political appeal. In Bikram’s absence during the 2022 elections, Ganieve not only held the fort but also built a loyal support base surprisingly fast. Now Punjab politics is slowly asking an interesting question inside the Badal-Majithia family itself, has Ganieve’s fast-rising grassroots aura started looking politically fresher than Harsimrat’s long-established but Delhi-focused image ?
सालों तक हरसिमरत कौर बादल शिरोमणि अकाली दल का सबसे बड़ा महिला चेहरा रहीं, राष्ट्रीय पहचान, संसद की राजनीति और दशकों में बनी मजबूत राजनीतिक छवि। लेकिन अकाली दल के सबसे कठिन दौर में, जब सुखबीर सिंह बादल और बिक्रम मजीठिया जैसे बड़े चेहरे भी भारी झटकों का सामना कर रहे थे, तब गनीव कौर मजीठिया ने चुपचाप मैदान में उतरकर अपनी अलग राजनीतिक पकड़ बना ली। 2022 चुनावों में बिक्रम की गैरमौजूदगी में गनीव ने न सिर्फ मोर्चा संभाला, बल्कि बहुत तेजी से अपना वफादार समर्थन आधार भी खड़ा कर लिया। अब पंजाब राजनीति बादल-मजीठिया परिवार के भीतर ही एक दिलचस्प सवाल पूछ रही है, क्या गनीव की तेजी से बढ़ती ज़मीनी पकड़ अब हरसिमरत की लंबे समय से बनी लेकिन दिल्ली-केंद्रित छवि से ज्यादा ताज़ा और प्रभावशाली दिखने लगी है ?
Balwinder Singh Bhunder often feels like one of the last old banyan trees left standing in Punjab politics, deeply rooted, patient, and carrying decades of Akali history in his shadow. From village sarpanch to Rajya Sabha veteran and top Akali organiser, Bhunder survived political storms that buried many louder leaders long ago. While others chased headlines, Bhunder mastered the old Akali art of silence, timing, and backroom influence. But as Punjab moves toward 2027, many voters now wonder whether leaders like Bhunder still represent experience and stability, or simply the fading symbols of an old Akali system losing touch with Punjab’s changing mood ?
