The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its first list of 40 candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will seek re-election from Dhuri.
The party has fielded Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan from Kotkapura and Minister Sanjeev Arora, who is currently in jail, from Ludhiana West.
The list was released following a meeting of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) held at the residence of party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi.
The meeting was attended by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia, Finance Minister Harpal Cheema and other PAC members.
Other prominent names on the first list include Inderbir Singh Nijjar from Amritsar South, Kulwant Singh from SAS Nagar and Bram Shanker Sharma Jimpa from Hoshiarpur.
Aman Sher Singh (Shery Kalsi) will contest from Batala, while Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has been fielded from Ajnala. Harmeet Singh Sandhu will contest from Tarn Taran, while Daljit Singh Grewal (Bhola) has been fielded from Ludhiana East.
Following the announcement, Kejriwal extended his best wishes to the candidates in a post on X, saying, "Best wishes to all candidates."
The Punjab Assembly elections are due in early 2027, with polling expected to take place around February-March.
