Banwarilal Purohit may have resigned as Governor of Punjab, but a suggestion he made a few days ago — to hold a Parliament session at a ‘winter capital’ in Tamil Nadu — may be starting to pick up steam in political circles as the BJP continues its efforts to expand its political base in the southern State.
Before being appointed to the Raj Bhavan in Punjab, Mr. Purohit had served as Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021. On February 3, a day after he held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Mr. Purohit tendered his resignation as Punjab’s Governor and the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
His suggestion regarding a ‘winter capital’ — which was made during a Chandigarh Tamil Sangam event held during the Pongal festival a couple of weeks ago — is being seen against the backdrop of the BJP’s attempts in the run-up to the general election to make an inroad in the key southern State, where politics have been largely dominated by regional parties.
