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Who Is The Real Challenger To AAP In Punjab?
| Jul 09, 2026, 05:03:52 PM | TOI.in
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Who is the real opposition in Punjab? While the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) prepares to defend its government in the 2027 assembly elections, a chaotic battle is brewing within the opposition camp. Congress holds the official opposition numbers but is deeply fractured by internal leadership wars between Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Charanjit Singh Channi. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is fighting for political survival to regain its lost rural and Sikh vote bank. Meanwhile, the BJP is executing an aggressive playbook—poaching rival leaders, appointing Jat Sikh faces, and pitching a "double-engine" government to crowd out traditional players.
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