Aam Aadmi Party Releases Second List of Candidates, Denies Tickets to 8 Sitting MLAs

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released its second list of 31 candidates. Arvind Kejriwal has denied tickets to 8 sitting MLAs this time and has decided to field two sitting MPs. Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuria has been denied ticket. His nephew Randhir Singh Dhira has been given ticket from Lambi seat in place of Gurmeet Khuria. डॉ.चरणजीत Singh, who defeated former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from Chamkaur Sahib seat, has also been denied ticket. Jasvir Singh Gadi has been fielded in place of him from Chamkaur Sahib. Punjabi actress Sonia Mann has been nominated from Rajasansi seat in Amritsar. Parminder Singh Goldy has been nominated in place of MLA Anmol Gagan Mann from Kharar seat. The 8 seats where AAP has changed its candidates include Chamkaur Sahib, Lambi, Kharar, Patti, Amritsar North, Bathinda Rural, Jalandhar Central and Shutrana Assembly seats in 2022. The party has also announced its second list of 21 women candidates for the assembly elections.