Chaudhary Surinder Singh, who served as MLA in 2017, came close to reclaiming the seat in 2022 with 37,256 votes (30.1%) finishing second in the assembly elections. His performance showed that his personal recall and Congress’s base are still very much alive. As 2027 approaches, the real question is this, can a former MLA turn experience and familiarity into a full comeback for Congress or has the constituency moved from Congress and its workers ?
Opinion
A) His past MLA tenure still gives him an edge to win 2027 elections.
B) The narrow loss suggests he remains a serious contender.
C) Congress holds no ground in Kartarpur.
D) 2027 will decide if experience can outweigh the new political churn.
In a four-cornered contest where AAP surged ahead and the BJP emerged as a strong second, Rajinder Kaur was left trailing in third place with just 22,747 votes (15.8%), a sharp contrast to Congress’s past footprint in the seat. With the party squeezed between a rising AAP and an expanding BJP, the result raises an uncomfortable question for Congress, is Rajinder Kaur’s 2022 performance a reflection of her individual limits or a sign that Congress’s traditional base is slipping away faster than its leaders are willing to admit ?
चार-कोणीय मुकाबले में, जहाँ आम आदमी पार्टी आगे निकल गई और भाजपा मज़बूत दूसरे स्थान पर रही, वहीं कांग्रेस की उम्मीदवार राजिंदर कौर केवल 22,747 मत (15.8%) के साथ तीसरे स्थान पर सिमट गईं। यह नतीजा इस सीट पर कांग्रेस की पिछली पकड़ से काफ़ी अलग तस्वीर पेश करता है। जब पार्टी एक ओर उभरती आम आदमी पार्टी और दूसरी ओर फैलती भाजपा के बीच फँसी हुई दिखी, तो कांग्रेस के लिए एक असहज सवाल खड़ा हो गया है, क्या राजिंदर कौर का 2022 का प्रदर्शन उनकी व्यक्तिगत सीमाओं को दर्शाता है या यह संकेत है कि कांग्रेस का पारंपरिक आधार उसके नेताओं की स्वीकार्यता से कहीं तेज़ी से खिसक रहा है ?
When Malvika Sood, sister of actor philanthropist, Sonu Sood, joined Congress in 2022, her entry was projected as a “game-changer” by the then Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu. Expectations were high, but the Moga result told a different story. Malvika Sood finished second with 38,234 votes (26.51%), while AAP pulled away and Congress’s vote share fell sharply. Did Malvika Sood’s debut expose the limits of star-backed politics in Punjab or can she still turn recognition into real political strength on the ground before 2027 ?
