Archive · 19 Sep 2026
AAP Launches Punjab 2027 Campaign, Pledging Record-Based Re-Election Bid
The Aam Aadmi Party, which governs Punjab, has started preparing for the state election in 2027.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the party would talk about the work it has already done.
He said AAP would not mainly depend on making new promises.
The party released an election pamphlet at a meeting in Ludhiana.
Starting Sunday, thousands of workers will visit homes across Punjab.
AAP plans to discuss issues such as roads, electricity, schools, jobs, farmers and sports.
Manish Sisodia said the central government was making it harder for Punjab’s government to work.
The central government did not immediately respond to that accusation.
Sisodia also made a claim about drugs coming from BJP-ruled states, but the claim was not independently verified.
AAP is trying to win a second consecutive term in Punjab’s 117-member assembly.
Punjab’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party launched its campaign for the 2027 assembly election in Ludhiana.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said AAP would seek another term based on its record rather than fresh promises.
The party plans a month-long door-to-door campaign involving 268,553 booth committee members across 25,332 polling booths.
AAP highlighted road safety, closed toll plazas, electricity, farmers, schools, employment, sports and businesses.
AAP leader Manish Sisodia accused the BJP-led federal government of withholding funds and using investigative agencies; the government did not immediately respond.
- Who
- Punjab’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party, led in the state by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, along with its booth workers.
- What
- AAP launched its campaign for the 2027 Punjab assembly election and released an election pamphlet.
- When
- The campaign was launched on Saturday; door-to-door outreach was scheduled to begin Sunday, with Mann starting in Dhuri on September 20.
- Where
- The launch took place at an indoor stadium on Pakhowal Road in Ludhiana, Punjab; the outreach will cover the state.
- Why
- AAP wants another term and plans to ask voters to judge its government’s record rather than rely on fresh promises.
AAP’s Claims
Federal Government’s Position
Central-government obstruction
AAP’s Claims
Manish Sisodia accused the BJP-led federal government of withholding Punjab’s funds and using the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation to obstruct the state government.
Federal Government’s Position
There was no immediate response from the BJP-led federal government to these allegations in the material provided.
Drug supply allegation
AAP’s Claims
Sisodia claimed that 80% of drugs sold in Punjab came from BJP-ruled states.
Federal Government’s Position
The claim was not supported by evidence in the material available and could not immediately be independently verified.
- Election
- Punjab assembly election scheduled for 2027
- Assembly size
- 117 seats
- Booth workers
- 268,553 booth committee members
- Polling booths
- 25,332 across Punjab
- Campaign format
- A month-long door-to-door outreach
- Road safety claim
- Bhagwant Mann said the initiative saves about 2,700 lives annually
- Toll plazas
- AAP said 19 closures save residents about 6.4 million rupees daily
- Campaign themes
- Electricity, farmers, canal water, government schools, employment, sports facilities and businesses