Punjab Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh led the charge by visiting Rajindra Hospital in Patiala, where he met with doctors and medical students. 

Jagir Kaur said Surjit Kaur will fight the elections strongly and from Wednesday all meetings, as scheduled earlier, will be held.

Despite high expectations, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab won only 3 out of 13 parliamentary seats despite its popular policy of providing 300 units of free electricity, costing the state over Rs 20,477 crores annually. Such populist measures, effective in state elections, do not guarantee success in national contests, as seen in Punjab and Delhi. Similarly, Congress's promises in Karnataka and Telangana did not yield the expected results. These outcomes suggest that while popular policies can influence state outcomes, they may not secure national victories, with potential long-term economic drawbacks.

The by-poll to the Jalandhar West (SC) assembly segment will be held on July 10 and counting of votes will take place on July 13. 

The incident took place on Friday night when a group of people were sitting outside a house, Ajnala police station SHO Balbir Singh said, adding two bike-borne assailants came suddenly and opened indiscriminate fire on the gathering. 

The announcement was made by the party's national general secretary Sandeep Pathak via post on X.

Sangrur remains a hot seat, since Chief Minister Mann will be more than keen to redeem what used to be his pocket borough. By fielding Sukhpal Singh Khaira, the Congress has not only posed a severe challenge but tried to hit him hard where it hurts the most.

Former party MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu joined the AAP on Sunday and is expected to be the party's candidate for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat, as per party sources.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh recently held discussions with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the INDIA bloc’s Common Minimum Programme (CMP) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The development in the meeting schedule comes after Tihar jail officials this morning held a meeting with Delhi and Punjab police, laying out the security strategy for Kejriwal and Mann's meeting.  

The two mainstream parties, the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal have not announced any candidate so far. 

With the AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in jail, along with his trusted deputy, Manish Sisodia, the scene and the focus have shifted to Chandigarh on his Punjab counterpart.