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Competition Management

AAP • SAD • BJP • BSP analysis • Vote bank tracking • 2027 Assembly

4 Major Competitors

BJP-SAD Alliance Broken — March 2026

Amit Shah confirms BJP will fight solo in 2027. 30+ year alliance ended.

AAP Fell 5 Seats Short of Majority — 2022

AAP won 92 seats on 42.01% vote share. Needed 97 for majority (59 seats).

BJP Vote Share Triple: 6.6% → 18.6% (2024)

BJP tripled vote share from 2022 Assembly. Now Punjab's 3rd largest party.

7 Rajya Sabha MPs Defected to BJP — April 2026

Key AAP Punjab strategists jumped ship. Mass defection wave in April 2026.

SAD Split — August 11, 2025

SAD (Punar Surjit) formed under Giani Harpreet Singh. Two factions competing.

Akal Takht Ultimatum — May 2026

Jathedar Kuldip Singh Gargaj gave 15-day ultimatum over sacrilege law.

AAP Current Seats

92

2022 Assembly results

SAD Current Seats

3

2022 results (post-split)

BJP Vote Share

18.6%

Up from 6.6% in 2022

182%vs last week

Congress Current Seats

18

2022 results

Congress Seats Needed

Net +41

18 → 59 (majority mark)

BJP Lok Sabha 2024

5/13

Best-ever Punjab result

400%vs last week

Dera Influence

40-50

Seats affected

Youth Unemployment

14.9%

4th highest in India

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