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Amritpal’s party ADWPD gears up for 2027 Punjab assembly polls
Akali Dal Waris Punjab De, the party founded by jailed MP Amritpal Singh, is preparing for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections. Acting president Tarsem Singh, Amritpal's father, said no other family member…
Akali Dal Waris Punjab De, the party founded by jailed MP Amritpal Singh, is preparing for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections. Acting president Tarsem Singh, Amritpal's father, said no other family member will contest, citing a principle of ending dynastic politics and creating space for grassroots workers and youth.
Party sources said Amritpal will contest the polls, possibly from Dhuri against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, or from Talwandi Sabo or Rampura Phul. The party has fielded candidates including Satwant Singh, son of Indira Gandhi's assassin Kehar Singh, from Bassi Pathana, and several others currently in jail.
Amritpal won the Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat in 2024 by over 2.1 lakh votes. A July 29 rally demanding his release demonstrated the party's organisational strength as it aims to become the main vehicle for Panthic politics, filling the vacuum left by the declining Shiromani Akali Dal.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The ADWPD is trying to position itself as the inheritor of Panthic politics, a space long dominated by the Shiromani Akali Dal. By fielding candidates with strong Sikh identity credentials, including the son of Indira Gandhi's assassin, the party is consolidating the hardline vote. But it faces hurdles: Amritpal is in jail under NSA, his party has no track record in governance, and the Shiromani Akali Dal, though weakened, still has a rural base. The key test will be whether the ADWPD can convert rally crowds into votes. The 2027 election is still far, but party candidate announcements and the July rally suggest it is building a ground-level machinery that could eat into both the SAD and AAP's Sikh vote banks. The next milestone is the candidate list for the remaining seats.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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