Chandigarh: Elections to the 117-member Legislative Assembly in Punjab are expected to be held in February next year. In this regard, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, Congress, BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal and other parties are engaged in tasks such as selecting candidates.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the Aam Aadmi Party’s Political Affairs Committee was held the day before yesterday at the residence of Aam Aadmi national convener Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi. Following this, the first list of candidates was released yesterday.
Later, while speaking to reporters, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said, “There was extensive discussion regarding the candidates for the Punjab Assembly elections. Based on opinion polls conducted among the public, those who received a good response from the people have been finalized as candidates. Candidates for a total of 40 constituencies have been finalized. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to them,” he said.
According to this list, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will contest again from the Dhuri constituency. Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan will contest from the Kotkapura constituency.
Aam Aadmi Party minister Sanjeev Arora, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case and is currently lodged in jail, will contest from the Ludhiana West constituency. It is noteworthy that the Aam Aadmi Party has 94 members in the current Punjab Legislative Assembly.
