Mukhwinder Singh Mahal, BJP’s Raja Sansi in-charge, managed just 1.8% of the votes in 2022, finishing a distant fourth. With the party aiming to contest all 117 seats in Punjab in 2027, the real question is: can Mahal and BJP realistically turn such a weak foothold into a winning formula, or is this just another symbolic fight to keep the party on the map?
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A) BJP can surprise with better strategy and ground work.
B) Mahal’s past performance suggests Raja Sansi is a lost cause.
C) Contesting all seats may stretch BJP too thin in Punjab.
D) Time for BJP to rethink local leadership and selection.
Dr. Ram Chawla, son of senior BJP leader and former Health Minister Dr. Baldev Raj Chawla, contested the 2022 election from Amritsar Central but finished far behind AAP’s Ajay Gupta and Congress’s Om Parkash Soni. Despite belonging to one of BJP’s respected political families, the party’s presence in this urban seat has remained weak. The question now is — was Ram Chawla’s 2022 attempt a genuine political beginning or just another reminder that family legacy alone can’t win votes in today’s Punjab?
डॉ. राम चावला, वरिष्ठ भाजपा नेता और पूर्व स्वास्थ्य मंत्री डॉ. बलदेव राज चावला के पुत्र, ने 2022 में अमृतसर सेंट्रल से चुनाव लड़ा लेकिन AAP के अजय गुप्ता और कांग्रेस के ओम प्रकाश सोनी से काफी पीछे रहे। भाजपा के सम्मानित राजनीतिक परिवार से होने के बावजूद, इस शहरी सीट पर पार्टी की पकड़ कमजोर रही है। सवाल यह है — क्या राम चावला का 2022 का प्रयास एक सच्ची राजनीतिक शुरुआत थी या सिर्फ़ याद दिलाने वाला उदाहरण कि परिवार की विरासत आज के पंजाब में वोट नहीं जीत सकती?
For years, the BJP in Lehra was just a silent spectator, dependent on Akali alliances and absent from rural conversations. But lately, with saffron outreach camps, farmer connect drives, and local leadership grooming, the party seems to be testing the soil of rural Punjab.
