AAP's Candidate Shake-up in Punjab: Seven Sitting MLAs Dropped, Two MPs Enter Assembly Race.
AAP's Candidate Shake-up in Punjab: Seven Sitting MLAs Dropped, Two MPs Enter Assembly Race
By Ferry Bhatia | Punjab Correspondent
CHANDIGARH, November 13: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has triggered a major political discussion in Punjab after announcing its second list of 31 candidates for the 2027 Assembly elections, dropping seven sitting MLAs, including Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, and fielding two sitting Lok Sabha MPs.
The decision marks a significant change in the party's candidate-selection strategy as it prepares for the next Assembly elections.
Among the prominent changes, Gurmeet Singh Khuddian has been replaced by his nephew Randhir Singh Dhira from Lambi. Former minister Anmol Gagan Maan has been replaced by Parminder Singh Goldy in Kharar, while Raman Arora has been replaced by Nitin Kohli in Jalandhar Central.
The party has also nominated Sangrur MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer from Barnala and Hoshiarpur MP Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal from Phagwara.
Another notable development is the nomination of former Amritsar Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu from Amritsar North.
With this announcement, AAP has declared candidates for 71 of Punjab's 117 Assembly constituencies, leaving 46 seats yet to be announced.
The candidate reshuffle is being viewed as an important political development ahead of the 2027 elections. The coming months will reveal how the changes influence the party's electoral prospects and its contest with opposition parties across Punjab.
By Ferry Bhatia | Punjab Correspondent
CHANDIGARH, November 13: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has triggered a major political discussion in Punjab after announcing its second list of 31 candidates for the 2027 Assembly elections, dropping seven sitting MLAs, including Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, and fielding two sitting Lok Sabha MPs.
The decision marks a significant change in the party's candidate-selection strategy as it prepares for the next Assembly elections.
Among the prominent changes, Gurmeet Singh Khuddian has been replaced by his nephew Randhir Singh Dhira from Lambi. Former minister Anmol Gagan Maan has been replaced by Parminder Singh Goldy in Kharar, while Raman Arora has been replaced by Nitin Kohli in Jalandhar Central.
The party has also nominated Sangrur MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer from Barnala and Hoshiarpur MP Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal from Phagwara.
Another notable development is the nomination of former Amritsar Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu from Amritsar North.
With this announcement, AAP has declared candidates for 71 of Punjab's 117 Assembly constituencies, leaving 46 seats yet to be announced.
The candidate reshuffle is being viewed as an important political development ahead of the 2027 elections. The coming months will reveal how the changes influence the party's electoral prospects and its contest with opposition parties across Punjab.