AAP announces second list of 31 candidates for Punjab Assembly polls

New Delhi, Nov 12 (PTI) Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced its second list of 31 candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections, taking the total number of candidates declared so far to 71.

    The announcement came after a meeting of AAP's Political Affairs Committee, which discussed public feedback and preparations for the elections due in early 2027, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said.

    Earlier, the party had announced 40 candidates.

    Mann said AAP has given tickets to several workers who have been associated with it for a long time, while also including some new faces.

    "Our candidates will now get more time to reach out to people and take the party's policies and programmes to them," he said.

    Emphasising that candidate selection was based on work and performance, Mann said recommendations or requests did not influence the process.

    "Here, neither recommendations nor requests work. We identified volunteers who have been working hard for the party. Several new candidates have also been given an opportunity," he said.

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