According to the data released by the Punjab government, based on the 2011 census and now estimated to have crossed a population of 3 crores, there are over 35 lakh agricultural workers in Punjab, accounting for 35% of the total workforce. The total workforce in Punjab is approximately 97.98 lakh.
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Considering these statistics, do you think there is a need for a new strategy for the development of the agricultural sector in Punjab?
Bikramjit Singh Majithia continues to be one of the Shiromani Akali Dal’s most aggressive political faces, even as he fights ongoing legal cases. At a time when the party is facing internal dissent largely driven by resistance to Sukhbir Singh Badal’s leadership, the bigger question is whether projecting Majithia as a possible Chief Ministerial face would signal strength and revival or add to the party’s existing challenges. Can a hardline political push under Majithia bring back unhappy leaders and rebuild momentum or will legal controversies and leadership mistrust keep the Akali Dal’s internal cracks intact ?
शिरोमणि अकाली दल के सबसे आक्रामक नेताओं में गिने जाने वाले बिक्रमजीत सिंह मजीठिया लगातार कानूनी मामलों का सामना करते हुए भी पार्टी की राजनीति में सक्रिय बने हुए हैं। ऐसे समय में, जब पार्टी के भीतर असंतोष का बड़ा कारण सुखबीर सिंह बादल के नेतृत्व को लेकर असहमति है, सवाल यह है कि क्या मजीठिया को संभावित मुख्यमंत्री चेहरे के रूप में आगे लाना मजबूती और पुनरुत्थान का संकेत होगा या पार्टी की चुनौतियों को और बढ़ा सकता है। क्या उनके नेतृत्व में आक्रामक राजनीति नाराज़ नेताओं को वापस ला पाएगी या कानूनी विवाद और नेतृत्व को लेकर अविश्वास पार्टी की आंतरिक दरारों को और गहरा करेंगे ?
Among the probable Chief Ministerial faces ahead of the 2027 Punjab elections, Sukhbir Singh Badal remains the central figure in the Shiromani Akali Dal’s leadership discussion. Despite his Jalalabad defeat in 2022 and being outside the Assembly, he continues to lead the party’s revival efforts and position himself as a key opposition voice. At the same time, internal dissent, breakaway groups, and new factions formed by former Akali leaders have exposed deep organisational cracks. In this backdrop, the real question is whether projecting him again as the CM face will consolidate the party or whether leadership fatigue and internal divisions could limit the reset the Akali Dal is aiming for ?
