Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has confidently declared that Congress is on the verge of extinction and even predicted that he and Capt. Amarinder Singh will help form the next Government in Punjab. But politics has a habit of humbling bold predictions. At a time when the BJP is still searching for a stronger footing in Punjab, is Saini showcasing confidence, or setting expectations so high that every future result will be judged against them ? And with Capt. Amarinder Singh no longer commanding the political influence he once did, how much weight do such promises actually carry in Punjab's rapidly changing political landscape ?
हरियाणा के मुख्यमंत्री नायब सिंह सैनी ने पूरे आत्मविश्वास के साथ दावा किया है कि कांग्रेस समाप्ति की कगार पर है और यह भी कहा कि वह तथा कैप्टन अमरिंदर सिंह मिलकर पंजाब में अगली सरकार बनाएंगे। लेकिन राजनीति में बड़े-बड़े दावों की असली परीक्षा चुनावी नतीजों से होती है। ऐसे समय में जब भाजपा अभी भी पंजाब में अपनी मजबूत जमीन तलाश रही है, क्या सैनी आत्मविश्वास दिखा रहे हैं या फिर ऐसी उम्मीदें खड़ी कर रहे हैं जिनके आधार पर भविष्य के हर नतीजे को परखा जाएगा ? और जब कैप्टन अमरिंदर सिंह का प्रभाव पहले जैसा नहीं माना जाता, तो ऐसे दावों का पंजाब की बदलती राजनीति में कितना महत्व रह जाता है ?
Capt. Amarinder Singh may no longer occupy centre stage in Punjab politics, but his latest meeting with Amit Shah and JP Nadda has once again put him back in the headlines. What makes the timing interesting is that it came just days after he expressed reservations about the appointment of Kewal Singh Dhillon as Punjab BJP chief. While the former Chief Minister insists the discussions were about Punjab's future and BJP strategy, many are left wondering how much political influence he still commands within a party that increasingly appears focused on newer faces and fresh equations. After all, can a leader who once dominated Punjab politics continue to shape decisions from the sidelines, or is he gradually discovering that relevance and authority are not always the same thing ?
