India, Oct. 25 -- Women accounted for 97.24 lakh of Punjab's 2.01 crore electors, putting welfare delivery, employment and household concerns in poll focus.

With 97.24 lakh women on Punjab's electoral roll, political parties are intensifying their outreach to women ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, pitching monthly cash assistance, free public transport and action against drug addiction as key issues affecting households across the state.

The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is banking on its Rs 1,000 monthly assistance scheme for eligible women, with eligible Scheduled Caste women entitled to Rs 1,500. Congress is highlighting its introduction of free bus travel for women, while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has f...