Dalit: Charanjit Singh Channi Utthan: The impact of Dalit CM in Punjab is not as linear as it seems. Ludhiana News – Times of India

Jalandhar: Charanjit Singh Channi will create history by becoming the first Dalits Chief Minister of Punjab, but the political impact of his appointment may not be as linear as that of Dalits Punjab Politically divided on the basis of caste, even though they constitute about one-third of the population.
The story of being a Dalit CM in Punjab was started by BJP in April this year. Ambedkar Jayanti Even though the party does not yet have a strong base among them and Congress Now on the way. This decision may blunt the BJP’s attempt to play the Dalit card.

This may also make the task difficult for the Shiromani Akali Dal-BSP alliance as the latter is a party of the same caste – the Adi-Dharmi/Ravidasia community and Channi belongs to the same caste.
However, the same factor could complicate the situation for the Congress. the two largest scheduled caste communities, Mazhabi Sikh/Valmiki And the Ravidassia/Adi-Dharmis have been competing with each other in the political arena. For example, despite the efforts of the BSP founder Kanshi Ramo To unite them under a single Dalit identity, he could not make the BSP a party of all Dalits, and Mazhabi Sikhs/Valmikis To a large extent have stayed away from it. While Channi can be a positive factor in the Ravidassia/Adidharmic community, it can also create a competitive voice among the people. Mazhabi SikhsWho are the largest communities among the Scheduled Castes in Punjab and the opposition parties may also try to work on them.
Valmiki, who is largely urban-based and has a Hindu identity, has largely been with the Congress, while the Akali Dal has managed to make some inroads among them. Religious Sikhs are largely rural based and have been aligned with the Akali Dal and Congress.
at the same time, how Jat Sikhs, which remain the largest caste/community as their population is estimated to be around 25%, even the BJP says they are around 18%, the elevation of a Dalit leader as Chief Minister would be a factor. He along with other Sikhs played a very important role for the Congress in the 2017 assembly and 2019 parliamentary elections and even the recent PEW survey confirmed the latter part.
How the proposal to remove the Dalit CM will work after winning the 2022 assembly election is also unexpected.
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