Jaswinder Singh Dhiman, nephew of veteran Congress leader Surjit Singh Dhiman, entered the 2022 Sunam battle as Congress’s hopeful challenge, but managed just 12.6% votes, dwarfed by Aman Arora’s AAP landslide. With no strong base and a fading party network, can Jaswinder carve his own space in a seat long dominated by AAP’s narrative?
Opinion
A. Jaswinder Dhiman can rebuild Congress in Sunam.
B. The ground connection is too weak to make an impact.
C. Congress needs a strong candidate in Sunam to fight AAP.
Amit Vij held the Pathankot seat for Congress in 2017, but in 2022 he lost to Ashwani Sharma of the BJP. Now, as Congress rethinks its ground strategy and leadership in Punjab, the bigger question is, Can Congress realistically reclaim Pathankot through Amit Vij in 2027, or has the seat shifted structurally toward the BJP’s ground network and narrative?
अमित विज 2017 में पठानकोट से कांग्रेस के विधायक थे, लेकिन 2022 में यह सीट भाजपा के अश्वनी शर्मा के पास चली गई। अब जबकि कांग्रेस पंजाब में अपनी ज़मीनी रणनीति और नेतृत्व को फिर से व्यवस्थित कर रही है, बड़ा सवाल यह है, क्या कांग्रेस 2027 में अमित विज के साथ यह सीट दोबारा हासिल कर सकती है या फिर यह सीट अब संगठन और माहौल के स्तर पर भाजपा की तरफ़ झुक चुकी है?
Rana Gurjeet Singh has been a four-time MLA from Kapurthala, a name that built strong political networks and influence in the region. But now, with a younger voter base asking sharper questions and a few Congress leaders often uncomfortable with his dominance inside the party, the mood around him feels more evaluative than emotional. As 2027 nears, how is Kapurthala really reading Rana Gurjeet Singh?
