The ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab has announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections, including Chief Minister Bhagwat Mann and Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora. The list also includes four women candidates and seven members of the Scheduled Caste communities.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab has announced its first list of 40 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled for February 2027. The party fielded Chief Minister Bhagwat Mann from his Dhuri constituency, while state Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora, who is currently in jail in connection with an alleged money laundering case, was renominated from Ludhiana West.
Apart from Mann and Arora, the Aam Aadmi Party also renominated Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, who will contest from Kotkapura. The party has named seven candidates who are members of the Scheduled Caste communities, according to a report by The Indian Express.
Of the 40 candidates, five have been named from Majha, eight from Doaba, and 27 from Malwa region. Four former ministers are part of the list – Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal from Ajnala, Bram Shanker Sharma from Jimpa, Inderbir Singh Nijjar from Amritsar South and Balkar Singh from Kartarpur.
Other names on the list are Jagdeep Kamboj (Goldy) from Jalalabad, Narinderpal Singh Sawna from Fazilka, Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar from Muktsar, Amolak Singh from Jaitu, Baljinder Kaur from Talwandi Sabo, Gurpreet Singh Banawali from Sardulgarh, Labh Singh Ugoke from Bhadaur, Kulwant Singh Pandori from Mehal Kalan, Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra from Amargarh, and Ajitpal Singh Kohli from Patiala.
The list also includes four women candidates, including Amandeep Kaur Arora, the head of the party’s women’s wing in Punjab. She will contest from Moga. Inderjit Kaur Mann will contest from Nakodar, Santosh Kataria from Balachaur and Baljinder Kaur from Talwandi Sabo.
On Friday, Mann said that the selection of candidates for the Assembly elections would be based on performance and public surveys, reported The Indian Express.
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