India, Nov. 14 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is facing growing internal dissent after dropping seven sitting MLAs, including a cabinet minister and two former ministers, in its second list of 31 candidates for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections released on Thursday. The decision has triggered resentment among several leaders, with some questioning the party leadership's choices and others threatening to quit.

The dropped legislators include agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian (Lambi), former ministers Anmol Gagan Maan (Kharar) and Laljit Singh Bhullar (Patti), Raman Arora (Jalandhar Central), Dr Charanjit Singh (Chamkaur Sahib), Amit Rattan Kotfatta (Bathinda Rural) and Kulwant Bazigar (Shutrana).

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