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AAP Drops Sitting MLAs, Cabinet Minister From Second List of Candidates for Punjab Polls

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The Aam Aadmi Party has replaced several sitting legislators, including Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, with new nominees across Punjab. The second list takes the party's announced candidates to 62 ahead of the 117-seat Assembly election
With 71 candidates declared, the Aam Aadmi Party still has to announce nominees for the remaining 46 seats.
With 71 candidates declared, the Aam Aadmi Party still has to announce nominees for the remaining 46 seats. 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday announced its second list of 31 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, dropping several sitting MLAs, including a serving Cabinet minister, and fielding new nominees in multiple constituencies.

The list, issued by AAP National Secretary Pankaj Kumar Gupta, covers constituencies across the Majha, Doaba and Malwa regions. Several candidates have been named in place of sitting legislators, signalling changes in the party's electoral strategy ahead of the polls.

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SITTING MLAs REPLACED IN MULTIPLE SEATS

In Amritsar North, AAP has fielded Karamjit Singh Rintu in place of Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, who recently joined the BJP and resigned as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.

In Patti, Tarn Taran district, former minister and sitting MLA Laljit Singh Bhullar has been replaced by Jaskanwar Singh Gill, popularly known as Jassa Patti.

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Nitin Kohli has been nominated from Jalandhar Central in place of sitting MLA Raman Arora. In Chamkaur Sahib, the party has chosen Jasvir Singh Garhi, who joined AAP from the Bahujan Samaj Party, replacing sitting MLA Charanjit Singh.

In Kharar, former minister and sitting MLA Anmol Gagan Mann has been replaced by Parminder Singh Goldy.

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AGRICULTURE MINISTER DROPPED FROM LAMBI

One of the prominent changes is in Lambi constituency of Muktsar district, where AAP has dropped Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian and nominated his relative Randhir Singh Dhira Khuddian.

In Bathinda Rural, Gopal Singh has been fielded in place of sitting MLA Amit Rattan. In Shutrana, Vaninder Kaur Loomba has replaced sitting MLA Kulwant Singh Bazigar.

AAP'S CANDIDATE LISTS

With Thursday's announcement, AAP has declared 71 candidates in two lists for the 117-member Punjab Assembly. The party's first list of 40 candidates was announced earlier.

The latest list includes replacements in several constituencies currently represented by AAP legislators, as well as a change involving a serving Cabinet minister.

With inputs from ANI