'Make Bhagwant Mann CM Again': Arvind Kejriwal Says Punjab Elections Likely In November

Published 12 June 2026 · politics

'Make Bhagwant Mann CM Again': Arvind Kejriwal Says Punjab Elections Likely In November Published By, Last Updated: June 12, 2026, 22:03 IST Kejriwal said he

'Make Bhagwant Mann CM Again': Arvind Kejriwal Says Punjab Elections Likely In November Published By, Last Updated: June 12, 2026, 22:03 IST Kejriwal said he had received information that the polls may be advanced and urged party workers to prepare for an early election. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal | File photo AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed that Punjab Assembly elections could be held in November this year instead of the scheduled February 2027 timeline. Addressing a roadshow in Bathinda, Kejriwal said he had received information that the polls may be advanced and urged party workers to prepare for an early election. “I am told that the polls will be held in November (2026), and not February (2027). So, only four months are left now. We must get to work and make Bhagwant Mann the chief minister again," Kejriwal said.

Projecting Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as the party’s face for the next election, Kejriwal told supporters: “We have to make Bhagwant Mann the chief minister again." He said only a few months may be left before the state goes to the polls and asked AAP workers to intensify their outreach efforts. Kejriwal also thanked voters for AAP’s strong performance in the recent civic polls, where the party won 958 of 1,977 wards across eight municipal corporations, 75 municipal councils and 19 nagar panchayats. He claimed people were satisfied with the AAP government’s work over the past four years and praised Mann’s leadership, saying no corruption allegations had surfaced against him during his tenure. “AAP has been running the government for four years in Punjab, and people are happy with its rule," Kejriwal noted. He contrasted it with the rule of the rival parties, saying public anger used to grow against them when they reached the last year of their term.

“We came to politics to do work. I see smiles on people’s faces and feel good that after four years, people are liking our work," the former Delhi CM remarked. The AAP leader also claimed that the AAP government undertook several initiatives for various sections of people in the past four years. “The AAP is providing free power, Rs 10 lakh health cover, while financial aids of Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500 (for SC women) will go into women’s accounts from July. “Now, you must make Bhagwant Mann the chief minister again so that the remaining works can be completed," Kejriwal said. (With inputs from PTI) News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author News Desk The News Desk is a team of passionate editors and writers who break and analyse the most important events unfolding in India and abroad.