Archive · 16 Sep 2026
BJP Plans To Contest All 117 Punjab Assembly Seats
Tarun Chugh is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Punjab.
He says Punjab has serious problems, including crime, corruption, drugs and extortion.
He also says the state has a lot of debt.
The BJP plans to compete in every one of Punjab’s 117 Assembly seats.
The party will start a march called the Nasha Mukt Yatra on September 18 to talk about drug abuse.
Chugh says many people are unhappy with the Aam Aadmi Party government.
He believes people trust Narendra Modi and want the BJP to govern Punjab.
He also says the BJP plans to contest without an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal.
Tarun Chugh says the Bharatiya Janata Party will contest all 117 Punjab Assembly seats independently.
He identifies crime, corruption, drugs, extortion and financial distress as Punjab’s major problems.
The BJP’s Nasha Mukt Yatra will begin in Pathankot on September 18 and travel through Punjab’s constituencies.
Chugh claims people have lost faith in the Aam Aadmi Party government and now trust Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He says the BJP can form the next Punjab government without reviving its alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal.
- Who
- Tarun Chugh and the Bharatiya Janata Party, with party president Nitin Nabin leading the Nasha Mukt Yatra.
- What
- The BJP plans to contest all 117 Punjab Assembly seats and campaign against drugs, crime, corruption, extortion and financial distress.
- When
- The Nasha Mukt Yatra is scheduled to begin on September 18; the elections discussed are the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.
- Where
- The yatra will begin in Pathankot district and travel through Punjab’s Assembly constituencies.
- Why
- Chugh says the Aam Aadmi Party government has failed to solve Punjab’s problems and that the BJP can provide a better alternative.
BJP’s Position
Political Challenge
Punjab’s governance
BJP’s Position
Tarun Chugh says the Aam Aadmi Party government has failed to address crime, corruption, drugs, extortion and financial distress.
Political Challenge
The article provides no response from the Aam Aadmi Party government to these allegations.
BJP’s electoral prospects
BJP’s Position
Chugh says people have lost faith in the Aam Aadmi Party and are waiting to bring the BJP to power.
Political Challenge
The BJP’s ability to form a government without an alliance is questioned in the interview because of its past electoral performance in Punjab.
Alliance with the SAD
BJP’s Position
Chugh says the BJP is preparing to contest all 117 seats independently and believes it now has support in both rural and urban Punjab.
Political Challenge
There is continuing political speculation about a possible BJP reconciliation with the Shiromani Akali Dal, but Chugh does not indicate that a pact has been agreed.
- Assembly seats
- Punjab has 117 Assembly seats, which the BJP says it will contest.
- BJP leader interviewed
- Tarun Chugh, a Punjab-based senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP.
- Nasha Mukt Yatra
- The campaign is scheduled to begin in Pathankot district on September 18.
- Issues cited
- Crime, corruption, drugs, extortion and Punjab’s financial distress.
- Drug-related claim
- Chugh says drugs are freely available in some communities and that drug abuse affects families across Punjab.
- Alliance position
- Chugh says the BJP is preparing to contest independently rather than revive its alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal.
- Other party roles
- Chugh is also the BJP’s in-charge of Gujarat and the party’s central office in New Delhi.