Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Bhagwant Mann launches Punjab AAP’s 2027 door-to-door campaign
Bhagwant Mann has started his party’s campaign for Punjab’s 2027 election.
He began by visiting homes in Dhuri, where he is the elected representative.
The Aam Aadmi Party plans to visit households across the state.
Its pamphlets describe promises the party says it has fulfilled since 2022.
Mann says free electricity, schools, healthcare and other programs save families money.
He calls these benefits “Mann Da Munafa.”
Dalvir Singh Goldy, a Congress leader, said police stopped him from meeting Mann.
Goldy said he wanted to ask the chief minister questions about local issues.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann began the Aam Aadmi Party’s 2027 assembly election campaign in Dhuri.
The month-long campaign will distribute pamphlets across Punjab through October 20.
The pamphlets highlight AAP’s claimed achievements and criticize previous SAD-BJP and Congress governments.
Mann said government initiatives provide each family benefits worth Rs 1.82 lakh annually.
Congress leader Dalvir Singh Goldy claimed police detained him and prevented him from questioning Mann.
- Who
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party; Congress leader Dalvir Singh Goldy also commented on the campaign.
- What
- The Aam Aadmi Party launched a door-to-door campaign for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections.
- When
- The campaign began on Sunday and is scheduled to continue for a month, through October 20.
- Where
- It began in Dhuri, in Sangrur district, and is planned across Punjab.
- Why
- AAP says it wants to present its four-and-a-half-year report card, highlight fulfilled guarantees and seek support based on its work.
AAP government’s account
Congress critic’s account
Campaign record
AAP government’s account
AAP says it is presenting a positive report card based on guarantees it says were fulfilled since 2022, including free electricity, better schools and healthcare.
Congress critic’s account
Goldy said the chief minister should answer questions about constituency-related issues rather than only present the government’s achievements.
Public access and questioning
AAP government’s account
Mann went door to door in Dhuri and said the government was taking its report card directly to households.
Congress critic’s account
Goldy claimed police house-arrested or detained him, stopped him from meeting Mann and prevented him from asking questions; these claims were attributed to Goldy.
Government benefits
AAP government’s account
Mann said families are saving about Rs 15,000 monthly, or receiving benefits worth Rs 1.82 lakh annually, through government services.
Congress critic’s account
Goldy’s criticism focused on alleged restrictions on questioning and access, rather than endorsing the government’s savings figures.
- Campaign theme
- “Mann Da Munafa,” referring to the claimed benefits of having Bhagwant Mann as chief minister.
- Election
- Punjab assembly polls scheduled for 2027.
- Campaign duration
- A month-long statewide drive ending October 20.
- Starting point
- Dhuri, Mann’s constituency in his home district of Sangrur.
- Claimed annual benefit
- Rs 1.82 lakh per family, according to Mann.
- Claimed monthly savings
- Around Rs 15,000 per family, according to Mann.
- Opposition allegation
- Dalvir Singh Goldy claimed police detained him and prevented him from questioning Mann.