LS polls: AAP releases names of 8 candidates for Punjab
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its first list of eight candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. As per the list, minister Meet Hayer will contest from the Sangrur seat, which was previously represented by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Gurmeet Singh GP will contest from Bathinda, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal from Amritsar, and Laljit Singh Bhullar from Khandoor Sahib.
Who are the other candidates
Other candidates are Sushil Kumar Rinky, who will contest from Jalandhar; Karamjeet Anmol from Faridkot; Gurmeet Singh Khudian from Bathinda; and Dr. Balbir Singh from Patiala. The AAP, which is a member of the Congress-led bloc, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), decided to contest solo in Punjab after seat-sharing talks fell through. The parties, however, maintained that the decision was mutual.
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AAP, Congress have reached seat-sharing deal in other states
In other states like Haryana, Goa, Chandigarh, Gujarat, and Delhi, the two parties have decided to contest together. Under the agreement, the ruling AAP in Delhi will contest three of the seven Lok Sabha seats, while the AAP will field candidates in the other four. In Haryana, the Congress will contest nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats, while the AAP will contest one.
AAP, Congress contested together in Chandigarh mayoral election
The AAP and Congress had also contested together in the Chandigarh mayoral election in January. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s candidate, Manoj Sonkar, was initially declared the winner after the election's presiding officer, Anil Masih Masih, declared eight votes of AAP and Congress councilors invalid. The case then reached the Supreme Court, which declared Kumar the validly elected mayor.
