Punjab’s Gen Z reshapes the political landscape
Traditional politics of paternalism is losing ground to a digitally connected, assertive generation
Updated At : 02:06 AM Dec 06, 2025 IST
New: A young society views the state through a sharper, more demanding lens. Sandeep Joshi
PUNJAB approaches the next election cycle with a political question that is larger than party fortunes. The rise of Gen Z as a conscious political actor is beginning to rewrite the rules of public life in the state. What appears to older generations as a burst of scattered agitations is in fact the early shape of a generational realignment. Punjab's youth are gradually asserting a more explicit role in public decision-making, signalling a shift towards expectations of co-agency in the state's future.
