Denied the BJP ticket from Gurdaspur ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Swaran Salaria’s swift switch to the Aam Aadmi Party back then looked like a classic case of ticket shock. Two years on, with AAP now in government, BJP reshuffling its Punjab strategy, and 2027 Assembly elections on the horizon, that move is being judged less on emotion and more on outcome. Having lost earlier as a BJP candidate and then entered AAP at a moment of transition, Salaria’s gamble now faces its real test.
2024 के लोकसभा चुनाव से पहले गुरदासपुर से भाजपा का टिकट न मिलने के बाद स्वरण सलारिया का आम आदमी पार्टी में जाना उस समय टिकट-शॉक जैसा लगा था। दो साल बाद, जब "आप" सरकार में है, भाजपा पंजाब में अपनी रणनीति बदल रही है और 2027 के विधानसभा चुनाव नज़दीक हैं, तब उस फैसले को अब नतीजों के आधार पर देखा जा रहा है। पहले भाजपा उम्मीदवार के तौर पर हार झेल चुके सलारिया ने बदलाव के दौर में "आप" का दामन थामा था, अब वही दांव असली परीक्षा में है।
Born into the towering Akali legacy of late Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Kanwarveer Singh Tohra’s decision to join the BJP in 2022, after the Shiromani Akali Dal denied the family a ticket, marked a clear break from tradition. Now, as Punjab moves closer to the 2027 Assembly elections, the question is no longer why he left, but what came of it. With the Tohra family still searching for electoral footing since 2002 and the BJP pushing to grow in rural Punjab, Kanwarveer’s journey sits at a crossroads. As 2027 approaches, has Kanwarveer Singh Tohra’s shift to the BJP positioned him for a real political revival beyond legacy or will the move remain a reminder that even iconic surnames need consistent wins to stay relevant ?
