AAP Names 31 Candidates in Punjab List, Replaces Sitting MLA and Minister

The Aam Aadmi Party has finalised its second list of <b>31 candidates</b> for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, taking its announced nominees to 71 constituencies. The party’s first list named 40 candidates on October 31 and comprised sitting MLAs, including Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The second list includes new faces, volunteers and local leaders, and replaces several sitting MLAs. In Lambi, AAP selected Randhir Singh Dhira Khuddian instead of sitting MLA and Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian. Two sitting MPs will contest assembly seats; Sangrur MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer will return to Barnala.