Even though Sukhbir Singh Badal will lead the campaign for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the high-octane Punjab Assembly polls, the party is still relying on the crowd-pleasing charisma of its mentor Parkash Singh Badal, who turned 94 on Wednesday. Years turned.
With the 2022 elections turning out to be crucial for the party, which was voted last, and recently had to break away from the BJP, party strategists are relying on senior Badal, who dominates the party cadre despite his age. Huh. If his son Sukhbir’s tweet was any indication, Badal remained a key figure in the party’s electoral battle.
“In his nineties and he still amazes me with the enthusiasm and energy of his childhood. His knowledge is unmatched and his experience unparalleled. I see the whole Punjab in him whereas he sees the Punjab in all of us. He is just Not mine – Prakash Punjab da!!” Sukhbir tweeted.
Though the party is yet to officially announce the candidate for the Long seat, from where Parkash Singh Badal has been contesting since 1957, insiders have not ruled out his reappointment, depending on whether What will he decide? “He is a vote catcher for the party and wields a lot of influence over the cadre. Sukhbir may be at the top, but everyone knows that the VC and his campaign will bring a significant change in the party’s fortunes in the upcoming elections.
Though the senior Badal has been away from public glare since 2020 in the wake of the pandemic, he has started addressing public meetings only from October this year. “The public meeting received an overwhelming response and it was a clear indicator that he still has some charisma to draw the crowd,” remarked one leader. The party has already finalized most of the candidates and party sources said senior Badal was involved in the process of ticket selection despite his old age.
Sources said that senior Badal also played an important role in Mayawati’s tie-up with the BSP. In fact, the party, as a strong optics, had even released a video of the Vice Chancellor talking to the BSP supremo after the agreement was sealed.
After the SAD was ousted from power in 2017, Parkash Badal had restricted his political activities to a great extent, but he joined the party’s campaign in the 2019 parliamentary elections as Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s candidate from Bathinda parliamentary seat. were covering.
Despite not making many public appearances, including not attending the assembly sessions, Badal has been active in his constituency and will keep in touch with voters by participating in ceremonies and other rituals.
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