In Bassi Pathana, Former Congress MLA Gurpreet Singh (GP) won in 2017 but fell hard in 2022, getting only 16,177 votes (14.43%) while AAP crossed 54,000 votes. In 2024, he joined AAP, blaming Congress for “lack of discipline” and praising Bhagwant Mann. Did GP change parties because he believed in AAP or because voters had already moved away from him ? If people rejected him once, can a new party label change that ? And when tickets are decided, will AAP see him as strength or as baggage from 2022 ?
Opinion
A) Voters rejected GP before he left Congress.
B) AAP may give him a fresh chance from Bassi Pathana in 2027.
C) The switch shows Congress’s weak ground grip.
D) 2027 will show if GP brings votes or repeat his past loss.
Sukhjeet Singh Kaka Lohgarh finished a distant second in 2022 in Dharamkot with 35,406 votes (24.9%), well behind AAP’s sweeping victory and only narrowly ahead of the Akalis. The numbers show presence, but not momentum. This raises a sharp question: Was Lohgarh held back mainly by a weak Congress wave or did he fail to turn personal visibility into a winning push on the ground ? And with 2027 approaching, does this vote base offer a platform to grow or does it mark the ceiling of his appeal in a seat moving fast toward new political centres ?
सुखजीत सिंह काका लोहगढ़ 2022 में धर्मकोट से 35,406 मत (24.9%) लेकर दूसरे स्थान पर रहे। "आप" की बड़ी जीत के मुकाबले यह काफी पीछे था, और अकालियों से बस थोड़ा ही आगे। आंकड़े मौजूदगी दिखाते हैं, लेकिन रफ्तार नहीं। सवाल सीधा है, क्या काका लोहगढ़ को कांग्रेस की कमजोर लहर ने रोका या वह अपनी व्यक्तिगत पहचान को जमीनी जीत में नहीं बदल पाए ? और 2027 के करीब आते हुए, क्या यह वोट आधार आगे बढ़ने का मौका देता है या तेजी से बदलते राजनीतिक केन्द्र में यही उनकी सीमा है ?
In Ludhiana South, a seat known for strong local pulls and sudden waves, Ishwarjot Singh Cheema, the Congress candidate in 2022, secured 15,604 votes (14.8%) and remained outside the main fight as AAP swept the seat. Was Cheema squeezed out by the AAP wave or did he fail to assert himself in a constituency that rarely rewards weak visibility ? And as 2027 approaches, can he turn this base into momentum or will Ludhiana South once again move past him ?
