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SPECIAL | Can BJP turn AAP's unfinished drug promise into a road to power in Punjab?
Published: 16/09/26 16:37
India
Neeraj Bali Chandigarh, Sep 16 (UNI) Punjab's unresolved drug crisis, an issue that helped propel the Aam Aadmi Party to a historic mandate in 2022, is threatening to become one of its most uncomfortable political vulnerabilities ahead of the 2027 Assembly election. The BJP, long a junior player in the state, is trying to turn that vulnerability into the foundation of its most ambitious independent bid for power in the run up to the 2027 Assembly election. The political contrast is becoming increasingly difficult to miss. AAP entered office in 2022 with 92 of Punjab's 117 Assembly seats after campaigning…