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The Jalandhar bypolls reaffirmed that the AAP is firmly entrenched in Punjab with Congress as the primary opposition. A desperate Akali Dal, in free fall since 2015, is rebuilding bridges with a Congressised BJP, a forced political alignment that is easily evident to voters
Parkash Singh Badal was a prominent Indian politician who has been associated with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party for several decades. He has served as the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Punjab five times, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of the state.
Though there has not been open demand for the resignation of SAD(B) president Sukhbir Singh Badal from within the party, other Akali factions are harping on their voice seeking Parkash Singh Badal s son to step down and let someone other than a Badal take charge of the century-old party.
Ravi Dhaliwal
Tribune News Service
Qadian (Gurdaspur), December 6
The Bajwa brothers — Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa and Qadian sitting MLA Fateh Jung Bajwa — have put themselves on