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Dissent in Punjab BJP over district president picks, leaders called to Delhi
Dissent in Punjab BJP over district president picks, leaders called to Delhi
Growing dissent in the Punjab BJP over recent district president appointments has prompted the party high command to summon state unit chief Kewal Singh Dhillon and state secretary Mantri Srinivasulu to Delhi.…
The Story in Brief
Growing dissent in the Punjab BJP over recent district president appointments has prompted the party high command to summon state unit chief Kewal Singh Dhillon and state secretary Mantri Srinivasulu to Delhi. The meeting on Saturday comes a day after Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal met PM Modi. A section of the state unit believes the meeting may discuss the discontent following the new executive's formation.
Senior leaders and long-time workers have objected to the process, alleging sidelining of loyalists in favour of newer faces. Former minister Tikshan Sood and his supporters resigned in Hoshiarpur. In Faridkot, around 10 office-bearers, including a Mandal president, resigned after a district president was replaced days after appointment. Dissent has also emerged in Sangrur and Patiala. The grievances are directed at Srinivasulu, not Dhillon, sources say.
The Indian Opinion
The Punjab BJP’s internal squabbles are being spun as a leadership crisis, but the real story is about control ahead of 2027 polls. Workers blaming state secretary Srinivasulu while sparing state president Dhillon suggests a factional fight, not a party-wide revolt. The test is whether the Delhi meeting produces a rollback of contested appointments or just a patch-up. If resignations spread beyond Faridkot and Hoshiarpur, the party’s poll machinery will face a real stress test.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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