With Congress’s Karanbir Singh Burj sinking to fourth place with just 15,078 votes and the BJP’s Harjit Singh Sandhu slipping to fifth with 6,239, both losing their security deposits, the Tarn Taran bypoll didn’t just expose weak candidates; it exposed two national parties unable to cross even the basic credibility threshold in Punjab. As Congress fails to reassert itself and the BJP fails to even register a presence, the real question is: are these parties still relevant players in Punjab’s political ring, or are they slowly becoming spectators in a contest increasingly dominated by regional equations?
Suggestions - SLAH
A) Congress and BJP are rapidly losing ground in Punjab
B) Congress weak, BJP weaker, space shifting to regional forces
C) Too early, bypolls don’t represent long-term relevance
D) Both parties can recover if they rebuild from the grassroots
With Vladimir Putin in India, Rahul Gandhi claims the Modi Government has stopped foreign dignitaries from meeting Opposition leaders, calling it “insecurity,” while the BJP counters by listing multiple global leaders who have met Rahul since he became LoP. Dimple Yadav talks about tradition being broken, while BJP leaders say Rahul is creating a controversy “to stay in the headlines.”
व्लादिमीर पुतिन की भारत यात्रा के बीच राहुल गांधी आरोप लगा रहे हैं कि मोदी सरकार विदेश से आने वाले नेताओं को विपक्ष से मिलने नहीं देती और इसे “असुरक्षा” बता रहे हैं। वहीं भाजपा उन विदेशी नेताओं की पूरी सूची गिनवा रही है जो राहुल गांधी से पहले ही मिल चुके हैं। डिंपल यादव कहती हैं कि पुरानी परंपराएँ टूट रही हैं, जबकि भाजपा कहती है कि राहुल गांधी सिर्फ सुर्खियों में रहने के लिए विवाद खड़ा कर रहे हैं।
After the 2024 episode that forced Sukhbir Singh Badal into public humility at the Akal Takht, few imagined that within a year he would re-emerge as Punjab’s most active opposition face, leading protests, challenging the Government on the streets, and occupying a space that the internally divided Congress simply abandoned. With this unexpected revival shaping Punjab’s political mood, many now see Sukhbir as the only leader consistently taking on the Government. But with 2027 approaching, the real question is no longer about sympathy or redemption. It is, has Sukhbir Badal’s comeback transformed him into the force that can rewrite Punjab’s political script in 2027 or is he still fighting against a tide that refuses to turn no matter how fiercely he roars ?
