Congress’ history of missteps—“Maut Ka Saudagar”, “Chaiwala, “Chowkidar Chor Hai”—all backfired. Has Congress become BJP’s best poll strategist? With every controversy like the alleged insult to PM Modi’s late mother, does the opposition risk erasing its own messaging on voter rights and governance?
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A) Yes, Congress hands over the narrative.
B) No, ground realities will decide Bihar polls.
C) Both parties are guilty of diversionary politics.
From a lawyer to a senior Cabinet Minister in the previous SAD-BJP Punjab Government, Manoranjan Kalia has been contesting from Jalandhar Central since 1992. A three-time MLA (1997, 2007, 2012) who lost in 1992, 2002, 2017, and again in 2022, Kalia was once a key face of Punjab BJP. Today, as newer leaders dominate the party ahead of 2027, what role will he play?
एक वकील से लेकर पूर्व अकाली दल-भाजपा सरकार में वरिष्ठ कैबिनेट मंत्री तक, मनोरंजन कालिया 1992 से जालंधर सेंट्रल से चुनाव लड़ते आ रहे हैं। तीन बार के विधायक (1997, 2007, 2012) रहे कालिया 1992, 2002, 2017 और 2022 में हार चुके हैं। कभी पंजाब भाजपा का अहम चेहरा रहे कालिया, 2027 से पहले नए नेताओं की भीड़ में आज किस भूमिका में दिखाई देंगे?
In 2022, first-term MLA Raman Arora won Jalandhar Central on an Aam Aadmi Party wave. Arrested in May for corruption alongside municipal officials, and facing a fresh extortion FIR just after securing bail, Arora has remained in the headlines. With legal troubles and anti-incumbency looming over AAP, if elections were held today, would Raman Arora’s political fortress still stand?
