In the run-up to the voting day on February 20, political parties have been only focusing on holding big rallies and building the poll mood in their favour through social media.
Just ahead of the Punjab polls, self-styled jailed godman and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is undergoing a 20-year sentence for raping his two disciples, was granted furlough for 21 days on Monday by the BJP-led Haryana government to meet his family members in Gurugram.
Just ahead of the Punjab polls, self-styled jailed godman and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is undergoing a 20-year sentence for raping his two disciples, was granted furlough for 21 days on Monday by the BJP-led Haryana .
With 'deras' or religious sects enjoying considerable clout in Punjab, particularly among a section of Dalits, they play a game-changer role in vote politics in every election be it the parliamentary or the legislative assembly. As per estimates, in the 117-member legislative Assembly, at least six 'deras' have a direct influence on at least 46 seats that fall largely in
With deras or religious sects enjoying considerable clout in Punjab, particularly among a section of Dalits, they play a gamechanger role in vote politics in every election be it the parliamentary or the legislative assembly.As per .