Congress leaders meet in Delhi to discuss Punjab factionalism
The meeting included Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to address state unit issues before the 2027 Assembly elections.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and General Secretary K.C. Venugopal held meetings with Punjab Congress leaders at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday. The discussions aimed to address factionalism within the state unit ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
The meeting included key leaders such as Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Partap Singh Bajwa, Charanjit Singh Channi, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, and Vijay Inder Singla.
Separately, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced its first list of 40 candidates on Saturday. The candidates were finalised at a Political Affairs Committee meeting at the residence of AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
The AAP list includes Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann from Dhuri, Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan from Kotkapura, and Minister Sanjeev Arora from Ludhiana West. Other named candidates are Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Balkar Singh, Jai Krishan Singh Rouri, Kulwant Singh, and Labh Singh Ugoke.
On Wednesday, an Election Commission of India (ECI) delegation conducted a district-wise review of poll preparedness for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. The delegation included Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Pawan Kumar Sharma, Deputy Election Commissioner Bhanu Prakash Yeturu, Director General (IT) Seema Khanna, and Director General (Media) Ashish Goyal.
The Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab affirmed that all election-related tasks would be executed within stipulated timelines to ensure free and fair polls.