Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal   |  Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will visit Punjab on January 28 for two days ahead of the next month’s Assembly elections in the state.
During his two-day visit, Kejriwal will visit several Assembly constituencies in Punjab, including Jalandhar and Amritsar.
The announcement of the AAP national convenor’s visit has come a day after Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu confirmed that Rahul Gandhi will visit the poll-bound state on January 27.
Taking to Twitter, Sidhu said, “Our Visionary leader Rahul Gandhi Ji is visiting Punjab on January 27. Every Congress worker looks forward to welcoming him in Punjab.”
According to the schedule shared by Sidhu, the former Congress president will begin his tour from Amritsar by paying obeisance at Golden Temple, Durgiana Mandir and Bhagwan Valmiki Mandir along with the 117 candidates, before proceeding towards Jalandhar by road.
In Jalandhar, the Congress MP will also conduct a virtual rally “Punjab Fateh” at White Diamond, Mithapur, Jalandhar.
Meanwhile, the BJP-led NDA in Punjab announced seat-sharing formula with its alliance partners – Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt), which is led by Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, and former chief minister Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress.
According to the seat-sharing arrangement, the BJP will contest on 65 seats, the PLC on 37 seats and the SAD (Sanyukt) on 15 seats.
Punjab will go to the assembly polls on February 20. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.