New Delhi: After Delhi and Haryana, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) unveiled its initial lineup of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Punjab, marking a significant move by putting forward five of its Cabinet ministers for key constituencies.
As per the first list, cabinet ministers Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Laljit Singh Bhullar, Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, and Balbir Singh have been nominated for the Amritsar, Khadoor Sahib, Bathinda, Sangrur, and Patiala constituencies respectively.
Sushil Rinku, the incumbent Member of Parliament from Jalandhar, has been re-nominated to contest from the same seat.
The party's selection extends to new faces as well, with Gurpreet Singh GP, a former Congress MLA from Bassi Pathana who recently joined the AAP, being nominated for the Fatehgarh Sahib constituency.
Adding a touch of diversity to its candidate pool, Punjabi actor Karamjeet Anmol has been chosen to represent the party in the Faridkot constituency.
Prior to this announcement, AAP had also declared its candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and Haryana. Among them, Somnath Bharti, a senior leader and MLA from Malviya Nagar, is slated to contest from New Delhi.
Check Full List Of AAP Candidates Here:
Punjab:
- Amritsar: Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal
- Khadoor Sahib: Laljit Singh Bhullar
- Jalandhar: Sushil Kumar Rinku
- Fatehgarh Sahib: Gurpreet Singh GP
- Faridkot: Karamjeet Anmol
- Bathinda: Gurmeet Singh Khudian
- Sangrur: Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer
- Patiala: Balbir Singh
Delhi:
- New Delhi: Somnath Bharti
- South Delhi: Sahi Ram
- West Delhi: Mahabal Mishra
- East Delhi: Kuldeep Kumar
Haryana:
- Kurukshetra: Sushil Gupta
*The list will be updated as per successive announcements