Ironically, the young voters have to choose between ageing leaders who are the chief ministerial faces of two parties — the Akali Dal and the Congress.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is 89 years old. His Congress rival, Amarinder Singh, claims that Badal is actually 94 years old, while he himself will turn 75 in March. The AAP is yet to project its chief ministerial face.
All the four major political parties in the fray are focusing on the younger voters through social media, direct interaction with top leaders and door-to-door campaigns.
“Our focus has been to enroll the maximum number of new voters. Special campaigns were carried out in colleges and other places to register new voters,” Punjab Chief Electoral Officer V.K. Singh said here.
