India, Oct. 31 -- The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday released its first list of 40 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, renominating Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann from Dhuri and fielding a jailed minister from Ludhiana West. The list combines familiar faces with one contentious choice.

Mann will contest from Dhuri again, while Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has been named as the party's candidate from Kotkapura. The list, released by party national secretary Pankaj Kr Gupta, includes nominees from the Malwa, Majha and Doaba regions. It covers 40 of the state's 117 Assembly seats, with the remaining candidates expected to be announced in subsequent rounds.

Other prominent nominees include Dr Inderbir Singh ...