Punjab Newsline | Chandigarh
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may release its second list of candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections on Thursday (November 12). A meeting of the party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) is scheduled to be held in Delhi at 4 pm, which will also be attended by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
According to sources, the party may take decisions on six ministerial constituencies during the meeting. The second list is expected to include 15 to 20 candidates. There are also indications that tickets of some sitting MLAs may be dropped.
Earlier, AAP had announced its first list of 40 candidates, in which all sitting MLAs, including Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, were given tickets.
Meanwhile, Patti MLA Laljit Singh Bhullar has announced that he will not contest the upcoming Assembly elections. Bhullar is currently lodged in jail.
The PAC meeting is expected to finalise the party's next round of candidates for Punjab.
