India, May 10 -- A turbulent week reshapes Punjab's politics ahead of 2027 elections.

Punjab has witnessed many turbulent political phases over the decades, but the first week of May 2026 may well be remembered as one of the most politically combustible periods under the three-year-old AAP government led by Bhagwant Mann.

In just seven days, Punjab saw allegations of an intoxicated chief minister inside the Vidhan Sabha, viral fake news around the death of senior Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, political controversy over FIR reports against defected MP Sandeep Pathak, twin blasts in two major cities, a religious confrontation involving the Akal Takht, and finally dramatic Enforcement Directorate raids that politically cornered so...