India, Nov. 1 -- Bhagwant Mann to contest from Dhuri as party begins preparations for 2027 elections

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced its first list of 40 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, fielding Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann from Dhuri and several sitting MLAs and prominent party leaders across the state. The list, issued by the party's national secretary Pankaj Kumar Gupta, covers constituencies in Majha, Doaba and Malwa, indicating that the ruling party has begun its preparations for the next Assembly elections well ahead of the polling schedule.

Among the prominent candidates are Aman Sher Singh Kalsi from Batala, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal from Ajnala, Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar from Amritsar South, Harme...