The battle for Punjab's 2027 Assembly elections has begun, and Congress has taken the fight directly to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in his home district of Sangrur. At an 'Insaaf Rally' in Fagguwala village, Rahul Gandhi attacked the AAP government over Punjab's drug crisis, gangster violence, unemployment and governance. He questioned the government's promise to make Punjab drug-free and accused AAP of running the state through a remote control from Delhi.

Senior Assistant Editor Pratul Sharma examines the party's strategy ahead of next year's assembly polls.