Punjab all set to witness multi-cornered fight in Assembly elections
The Hindu
Nail-biting contests could be on the cards
With Punjab all set to witness a multi-cornered electoral battle in the 2022 Assembly elections, the results in many constituencies could see a nail-biting contest as the margin of a win or loss could be narrow.
The electoral battle was expected to be a three-cornered fight among the ruling Congress, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). However, the entry of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)-Punjab Lok Congress-Shiromani Akali Dal (Sankyukt) alliance, besides the debut of farmer unions under the banner of the Samyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) — an amalgamation of 22 Punjab-based farmer outfits that actively participated against the Centre’s controversial farm laws — has left the political battle arena wide open.