For the Congress, which is trying hard to wrest power from the ruling Akali-BJP combine and neutralise the threat from Aam Aadmi Party, Malwa, the biggest of the three regions in Punjab, has emerged as a problem spot.
According to an internal survey, the Congress is comfortable in the other two Majha and Doaba regions of Punjab. All the 117 assembly seats in the state will have polling on February 4. Results will be out on March 11.
Malwa in Punjab is mostly rural in nature where a large number of farmers live. The Congress has alleged that the farm