Punjab Polls: Polling for 117 seats begin, Litmus test for Channi, Amarinder Singh & Bhagwant Mann

Voting has begun in Punjab, over 2.14 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women. Punjab is witnessing a multi-cornered contest among the Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP, BJP-PLC-SAD (Sanyukt), and the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a political front of various farmer bodies. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has emerged as a major contender, is eyeing to wrest power while projecting the Delhi model of governance. Meanwhile, the ruling Congress has come under severe attack from its political opponents over various issues, including drug menace and corruption. The BJP, which used to be a junior partner during its previous alliance with the SAD, is fighting the elections as a major partner.