Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Bhagwant Mann Launches AAP’s Door-to-Door Punjab Poll Campaign
Bhagwant Mann has started a campaign for his party before Punjab’s next election.
AAP workers will visit homes across the state.
They will explain what the government says it has done since 2022.
The campaign is called “Mann Da Munafa,” meaning the benefit people receive from government work.
Mann highlighted free electricity, healthcare, education and other support.
He said these programs save each family about ₹1.82 lakh a year, although another report cited about ₹1.80 lakh.
He also discussed village projects such as roads, drainage, water supply and streetlights.
Opposition parties disagree with AAP’s record and have especially criticized its handling of drugs.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched the Aam Aadmi Party’s statewide door-to-door campaign from Dhuri ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.
The “Mann Da Munafa” campaign will present AAP’s four-and-a-half-year governance report card and work since 2022 to households across Punjab.
Mann claimed government schemes provide each family an annual benefit of ₹1.82 lakh, while another account described average savings of about ₹1.80 lakh.
The highlighted measures include free electricity, healthcare, government-school education, pensions, free ration and assistance under the Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna.
AAP plans to mobilize workers across 25,332 polling booths, while opposition parties criticize the government over its record, particularly drug control.
- Who
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Aam Aadmi Party, its workers and booth-level volunteers.
- What
- A statewide door-to-door campaign presenting AAP’s governance report card, welfare measures and development work.
- When
- The campaign was launched on Sunday, September 20, 2026, ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.
- Where
- It began in Dhuri, Punjab, and is planned across the state’s 25,332 polling booths.
- Why
- AAP says it wants to explain its work and claimed household benefits directly to voters while countering opposition criticism.
AAP Government’s Position
Opposition Criticism
Government performance
AAP Government’s Position
Mann says welfare schemes, household savings and village-development spending demonstrate AAP’s work since 2022.
Opposition Criticism
Opposition parties are challenging AAP’s governance record and questioning whether its claimed benefits reflect the government’s overall performance.
Drug control
AAP Government’s Position
AAP rejects criticism of its record, says it is taking steps to combat drugs and strengthen law enforcement, and Mann questioned the BJP’s campaign narrative.
Opposition Criticism
The Bharatiya Janata Party says the Punjab government has failed to control drugs and is conducting its own Nasha Mukt Punjab campaign.
Political campaign
AAP Government’s Position
AAP says it will run a positive campaign centered on its work, welfare schemes and development record rather than personal attacks.
Opposition Criticism
Mann criticized the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal and said the Akali Dal had been finished in Punjab politics; opposition parties continue to campaign against AAP.
- Campaign leader
- Bhagwant Mann, Punjab chief minister
- Political party
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- Launch location
- Dhuri, Punjab
- Campaign theme
- “Mann Da Munafa,” focused on household savings and government benefits
- Claimed annual benefit
- ₹1.82 lakh per family, or about ₹15,000 monthly, according to Mann; another report cited average savings of around ₹1.80 lakh
- Highlighted measures
- Free electricity, healthcare, government-school education, pensions, free ration and Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna
- Organization
- AAP announced outreach across 25,332 polling booths, involving 2,68,553 booth committee members
- Election context
- 2027 Punjab Assembly elections
