In Kishtwar, where Hydropower Projects are generating 6,000 MW, the people are still struggling for electricity.
Opinion
How does the Government’s decision to criminalise peaceful protests for such basic rights reflect on the larger issue of justice and fairness for the people?
Bhagwant Mann remains the face of the AAP Government in Punjab and has been central to the party’s political campaign since 2022. But after more than four years in power, the focus is increasingly shifting from the promise of change to the Government’s actual record. As AAP prepares for 2027, is Mann still the party’s biggest vote-getter or will his record in Government become the biggest factor working against it ?
भगवंत मान पंजाब में आम आदमी पार्टी सरकार का चेहरा हैं और 2022 से पार्टी की राजनीति में उनकी अहम भूमिका रही है। लेकिन चार साल से ज्यादा समय तक सत्ता में रहने के बाद अब वादों से ज्यादा सरकार के कामकाज पर सवाल उठ रहे हैं। 2027 की तैयारी के बीच क्या भगवंत मान अभी भी आम आदमी पार्टी के सबसे बड़े वोट खींचने वाले नेता हैं या सरकार का रिकॉर्ड अब पार्टी के लिए सबसे बड़ा मुद्दा बन सकता है ?
Satish Poonia is leading the BJP’s organisational strategy in Punjab, while Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini has already been campaigning in the state. The BJP is looking to use its Haryana experience, grassroots organisation and booth-level strategy as it prepares for 2027. But Punjab has a very different political culture, rural mood and regional identity. Can the Poonia–Saini combination help the BJP repeat Haryana’s success in Punjab, or will Punjab demand a strategy of its own ?