Bhagwant Mann compared Congress' existence in Punjab and Delhi
Accordingly punjab Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on monday took a jibe at the congress losing ground in delhi and punjab comparing the party’s existence in the two states to the “shortest story a mother can tell her kids”. “The shortest story a mother in delhi or punjab, can narrate to her child is ‘Ek thi Congress’…” Mann said while addressing reporters.
In october 2023, the leader of the Opposition in punjab and senior congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa told News18 in an interview that an alliance with the AAP in punjab for the 2024 lok sabha elections will be like signing the “death warrant” for the congress in the state. “And we do not want to demolish the congress,” he said.
Bajwa went on to say the AAP government in the state would soon be toppled by the Congress. “If we get 10-11 seats in the lok sabha elections in punjab (there are 13 seats), we can topple the AAP government. Many AAP MLAs are in touch with us. Whenever we get a chance, we will topple them. If most MLAs of AAP want to come over and don’t want to stay with them, what can I do? Who can save a failed marriage?” Bajwa told
Bajwa further said AAP’s performance in punjab could be held akin to the famous urdu couplet, “Har shaakh pe ullu baitha hai, anjame gulistan kya hoga”, and argued that the sooner the AAP government goes, the better it will be for Punjab.
In september 2023, punjab congress leaders vehemently opposed any move to forge a tie-up with AAP for the 13 lok sabha seats in the state. There are a total 13 parliamentary seats in punjab, besides Chandigarh. Currently, the congress has six members of parliament (MP) from Punjab.