AAP victory in Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll heralds major change in Punjab's traditional political dynamics
Jalandhar Lok Sabha result: AAP has arrived, BJP on way to Punjab Ground Zero Jagtar Singh Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party has finally arrived. This comment might seem odd after 92-seat massive mandate in February 2022 Assembly elections. It is not. Another signal that the Jalandhar Lok Sabha election result emanates is that the Bharatiya Janata Party is on way to Punjab. This Hindutva outfit was a junior partner in alliance with once Panthic party that is Shiromani Akali Dal since 1997 Assembly elections. In Jalandhar, AAP has succeeded in capturing the very seat that the Congress had held in the last three successive Lok Sabha elections and that too with a huge margin. The death of Chaudhary Santokh Singh necessitated this by-election and the Congress had fielded his wife Karamjit Kaur, a retired educationist. Shiromani Akali Dal has once again failed to show any sign of revival after having hit the rock bottom in its history of more than a century. It is the s...