JALANDHAR: The outcome of the 2022 assembly polls in Punjab appears very unclear just days ahead of voting, unlike the 2017 elections when it was clear which party was set to lose. With no indications about the likely outcome of the state’s first multi-cornered elections, a look at the first two decades of this century throws up a few striking similarities between the national-level situation before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and the current scenario in the state.
Anna Hazare-led India Against Corruption damaged the image of then Congress government at the Centre very badly. CAG reports caused more damage and Congress leaders failed to effectively counter the perception against them.
