Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Oct. 31 -- Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced its first list of 40 candidates for the 2027 assembly elections, retaining all sitting legislators named in the list, including Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, while also fielding a former minister currently in judicial custody in a money-laundering case.
Mann will again contest from Dhuri, the constituency he won in 2022, while Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has been renominated from Kotkapura. The early announcement signals AAP's preference for continuity as it prepares to defend its overwhelming electoral mandate.
The most politically significant nomination is that of former minister Sanjeev Arora from Ludhiana West, despite being in judicial cu...