In 2017, AAP’s H.S. Phoolka had created history in Dakha by winning the seat. But by the 2019 bypoll, the party’s fortunes collapsed, with Amandeep Singh Mohie managing a meager vote share. In 2022, AAP tried to regain its lost ground by fielding Dr. K.N.S. Kang, the educationist and PCTE Group chairman, but despite his corporate and academic image, Kang finished third behind Capt. Sandeep Singh Sandhu and Manpreet Singh Ayali. Ahead of 2027, who should AAP trust to revive its Dakha experiment?
2017 में, AAP के एच.एस. फूलका ने दाखा में इतिहास रचा और सीट जीत ली। लेकिन 2019 के उपचुनाव में पार्टी की ताकत खत्म हो गई और अमनदीप सिंह मोही बहुत कम वोट ही ले पाए। 2022 में, AAP ने अपनी खोई जमीन वापस पाने के लिए डॉ. के.एन.एस. कंग, शिक्षा के क्षेत्र के जानकार, को मैदान में उतारा, लेकिन वह तीसरे नंबर पर रहे, कैप्टन संदीप सिंह संधू और मनप्रीत सिंह अयाली से पीछे। 2027 में, AAP को दाखा में किस पर भरोसा करना चाहिए?
Raman Bahl, son of Congress veteran Khushhal Bahl and from a three-generation Congress family, became a turncoat when he joined AAP in 2021. Contesting Gurdaspur in 2022, he lost to Barindermeet Singh Pahra, polling 29,500 votes. As 2027 approaches, can this defector reinvent himself and make AAP relevant in Gurdaspur, or will his Congress legacy and past defeat continue to define him?
