Congress veteran Sunil Jakhar was made the head of Punjab BJP in 2023. After this, the voter share of the party in the Lok Sabha elections has increased from 9 to 18 percent, due to which the party’s morale is high.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has prepared to announce its new head in Punjab. The party can bet only on the old local face associated with the politics of the state. Meetings have been held in this regard and the new head can be announced by the end of the month. After the defeat in the Lok Sabha and Assembly by-elections, the party is eyeing the 2027 assembly elections. The party is preparing to expand its foothold in Punjab through the assembly elections.
According to sources, in the meeting regarding political matters of the party, it has also been agreed that keeping in mind the urban and Hindu vote bank, the command should be given to the old Hindu face for the state head. At present, Sunil Jakhar is the head of Punjab BJP. After the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, Jakhar submitted his resignation to the high command. After this, he also distanced himself from the activities of the party. This is the reason why the party started looking for a new chief.
These stalwarts are in the race for the post of chief
According to the information, other party leaders including General Secretary Tarun Chugh, former MP Avinash Rai Khanna, former chief Ashwani Sharma and vice-president Subhash Sharma are in the race for the post of chief. The party is engaged in bringing back its old leaders and workers at the grassroots level, so that a good performance can be done in the 2027 assembly elections. In such a situation, preparations are being made to hand over the reins of the party to a face who has a good hold among the local leaders and workers.
Sunil Jakhar was handed over the reins in 2023
Let us tell you that in the recent past, BJP has posted leaders from other parties in Punjab on important posts, due to which there is dissatisfaction among the old leaders. This is the reason why these leaders distanced themselves from the activities of the party. After the 2022 assembly elections, Jakhar joined the BJP and in the year 2023, the party handed over the reins of the party in Punjab to him.
