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August 17, 2026, 05:24 PM - 4 min read
Punjab is a sensitive border state which is always under the perennial threat from enemy forces. Political leaders like Badal, who are moderate in their political approach and have the potential to challenge and fight against the radical, sectarian and divisive tendencies will always be the target of such forces.
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August 14, 2026, 05:27 PM - 6 min read
While the law will take its own course, there must not be any concessions, any leniency with the culprit, whose aim was clearly to cause grave harm to the senior Akali leader’s life.
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August 3, 2026, 04:44 PM - 5 min read
If the BJP manages to get somewhere between 25 to 30 seats, there will in all likelihood be a hung house with no party having clear majority on its own. It will depend at that time as what permutations and combinations emerge. The BJP will obviously remain open to post-poll alliance with the Akalis and possibly with the radical Waris Punjab De as well.
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July 30, 2026, 12:06 PM - 5 min read
The dais appears to be heavily loaded against the moderates as jailed MP Amritpal Singh is finding a lot of traction among the traditional Akali supporters, particularly across rural Punjab. He has the advantage of appealing to the younger generation also.
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June 29, 2026, 04:21 PM - 6 min read
Amarinder led the Congress consecutively in 2002, 2007, 2012 and 2017. He would have led in 2022 as well, but for the temptations of the party high command for cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was desperate to lead the party, but led it to doom.
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June 13, 2026, 06:07 PM - 6 min read
Arvind Kejriwal’s suggestion that Punjab Assembly elections could be advanced to November has prompted rival parties to accelerate preparations amid growing political uncertainty.
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June 12, 2026, 06:11 PM - 6 min read
Till now, Punjab has never thrown a hung verdict. However, given the situation prevailing right now, the outcome is going to be quite uncertain.
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June 2, 2026, 06:05 PM - 5 min read
If the BJP does well, it has a direct impact on the Congress performance, as the ‘swing vote’ in urban areas fluctuates mostly between the two parties.
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May 28, 2026, 05:19 PM - 6 min read
The BJP does not necessarily pick up strong and powerful as its leaders. Take the example of Nitin Nabin, who was elevated as party president when nobody outside Bihar knew about him. Dhillon is exactly the repeat of the Nabin experiment. However, unlike Nabin who is relatively younger, Dhillon is already 75, an age at which the BJP normally retires everyone, barring a few exceptions.
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May 26, 2026, 05:11 PM - 7 min read
The BJP’s repeated assertions of going it alone in the 2027 assembly elections apart, the parliamentary results and the ground situation in Punjab will weigh heavily in the leadership’s mind while taking the final decision.
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May 10, 2026, 12:44 PM - 6 min read
It is not only an aggressive opposition, though divided, that has found a common cause against the AAP. The party will have to be concerned about its own leaders and cadres who have felt ignored, overlooked and marginalised for a long time.
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April 29, 2026, 05:29 PM - 7 min read
The Congress has to blame itself. The party could not formulate a coordinated offensive to corner the ruling party. Except for token and individual statements from different leaders, the party did nothing to make the ruling party feel defensive. There was not a simple or even a standard demand asking the government to prove its majority on the floor of the house.
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