SPECIAL | She Lost Amethi, Not Her Political Weight - Why Smriti Irani's Haryana Comeback Could Matter in Punjab Too

Neeraj Bali Chandigarh, Sep 23 (UNI) Two years after an electoral defeat in Amethi cost Smriti Irani a place in the union government, the BJP has put the former minister back at the centre of its organisational machinery. The party has handed Irani charge of Haryana and Chhattisgarh, barely five weeks after bringing her back into its top national team as a general secretary. One of the BJP's most recognisable women leaders, she replaces Satish Poonia and this marks her political comeback. But the political significance of the appointment may not necessarily stop at Haryana's border. Neighbouring Punjab goes to…