Punjab's Assembly term ends in February 2027, and the Aam Aadmi Party goes into the election as the incumbent, with 92 of 117 seats won in 2022.<\/p>\n
The contest looks multi-cornered. The Congress, the Shiromani Akali Dal, the BJP and the BSP are all in the fray, and the BJP is preparing to contest alone after its alliance with the Akali Dal ended in 2020. Supporters of MP Amritpal Singh have also launched a new party, Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De).<\/p>\n
In recent civic polls, the Punjab State Election Commission's figures show AAP winning 954 of 1,977 wards contested, the Congress 393 and the Akali Dal 192. Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia has accused the state government of using administrative machinery to favour AAP. The government has not accepted that charge.<\/p>\n
Reports say six of the state's seven AAP Rajya Sabha members, including Raghav Chadha, switched to the BJP in April. The BJP says AAP is losing ground. AAP's supporters point to its civic poll results. Some analysts say the vote against the government may split across several parties and produce a fragmented verdict.<\/p>\n
The Election Commission's team is due to review preparations in the state on October 28.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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