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Five parties to hold separate Rakhar Punia conferences in Baba Bakala
Baba Bakala in Amritsar district is set for a political showdown on August 28 as five major parties, AAP, Congress, SAD, BJP and Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), hold separate conferences on…
Baba Bakala in Amritsar district is set for a political showdown on August 28 as five major parties, AAP, Congress, SAD, BJP and Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), hold separate conferences on Rakhar Punia. Chief minister Bhagwant Mann will address an AAP event at Rayya, while the BJP has roped in Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini. The Congress gathering is expected to expose factional tensions between the camps of state chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and former CM Charanjit Singh Channi, who will attend but Warring may skip.
The Shiromani Akali Dal has intensified cadre mobilisation under leader Bikram Singh Majithia. The Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) will hold a 'Panth Bachao, Punjab Bachao' conference and is expected to convey a message from jailed MP Amritpal Singh. The BJP plans to discuss farmers, employment, drugs and security at its first major political conference at the venue. The gatherings are seen as an early test of organisational strength ahead of the 2027 Punjab assembly elections.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Rakhar Punia has traditionally been a platform for parties to signal strength in the Majha region, which sends 25 MLAs to the 117-seat Punjab assembly. The Congress internal split visible here follows months of factional infighting after its 2022 election loss, when it fell from power to 18 seats. Warring and Channi both claim legitimacy as state leader, and the absence of one camp from a key public event undercuts the party's claim of unity. For AAP, this is a chance to show that its government machinery and party cadre can co-exist without friction in a region where it won only three of 11 Majha seats in 2022. The BJP's push, led by a Union minister and a CM from outside the state, signals its bid to rebuild in Punjab after the SAD-BJP split.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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