AAP drops eight sitting MLAs, fields two MPs in second list for 2027 Punjab polls

Chandigarh, Nov 12 (UNI) Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday announced 31 candidates in its second list for the 2027 assembly elections, denying tickets to eight sitting legislators, including a minister, and fielding two members of parliament as it reshapes its electoral line-up ahead of the polls. The latest announcement takes the number of candidates declared by AAP to 71 for the 117-member Punjab assembly, leaving 46 constituencies where nominations are still pending. Sangrur MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has been nominated from Barnala, while Hoshiarpur MP Raj Kumar Chabbewal will contest from Phagwara. Among the prominent legislators…