A) He has never projected personal Chief Ministerial ambitions and prefers an organisational role.
B) His strength lies in strategy and policy, making him more valuable as the party’s key planner.
C) His equation with Sukhbir Singh Badal reflects a strategist–leader dynamic, similar to the Modi–Amit Shah model.
D) In personality-driven politics, the party may see him as its brain rather than its campaign face.