AAP may have claimed a 12,091-vote win in Tarn Taran, but the real shock was how the bypoll opened, SAD leading the first three rounds despite limited resources, internal turmoil, and a battered organisation. If a ‘weakened’ SAD could still rattle AAP in its own stronghold before the turnaround from round four, is Tarn Taran actually a warning that AAP’s hold on the ground is loosening faster than it admits?
Voting
A) Yes, early SAD lead shows AAP’s base is cracking.
B) Maybe, AAP won, but the shock start can’t be ignored.
C) No, AAP recovered because its support remains strong.
D) Hard to say, both sides showed strength and weakness.
With Raja Warring now holding daily press conferences accusing AAP of promoting gangsters, hijacking the election machinery, and pushing Punjab toward anarchy, one thing is becoming clearer than his allegations, Congress seems to be shouting louder than acting.
राजा वड़िंग हर रोज़ प्रेस कॉन्फ़्रेंस करके AAP पर गैंगस्टरों को बढ़ावा देने, चुनावी मशीनरी हड़पने और पंजाब को अराजकता की ओर धकेलने के आरोप लगा रहे हैं। लेकिन उनकी बातों से भी ज़्यादा साफ़ एक चीज़ दिख रही है, कांग्रेस कार्रवाई से ज़्यादा सिर्फ़ शोर मचा रही है।
Two-time Adampur MLA (2012 and 2017) Pawan Kumar Tinu fought the 2022 election on a SAD ticket and lost, and by 2024 he abandoned the party completely, calling SAD "leaderless" before joining AAP at a time when the party desperately needed a new Dalit face for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat. Now praising AAP’s two-year governance and presenting himself as a loyal soldier, the bigger question ahead of 2027 is, will Aam Aadmi Party field Tinu from Adampur despite his Lok Sabha defeat ?
