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Former Punjab Minister Laljit Bhullar Declines to Contest Upcoming Assembly Polls from Jail
✍️ Amar Ujala · Punjab
🗓 10 Nov 2026, 12:01 PM
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Former Punjab MLA and ex‑minister Laljit Bhullar, currently incarcerated, announced via social media that he will not run in the forthcoming state assembly elections.
Laljit Bhullar, a former minister in the Punjab government and sitting MLA, used his official social‑media account to inform the public that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming Punjab Legislative Assembly elections. The announcement was made while he remains in custody, where he has been detained on pending legal matters.
The statement, reported by Amar Ujala, did not provide detailed reasons for his decision, but it confirmed that Bhullar will abstain from contesting any constituency in the poll scheduled later this year. His social‑media post was brief, simply stating his withdrawal from the electoral race.
Bhullar's exit from the contest removes a high‑profile figure from the electoral fray and may influence the candidate selection process of his party, which will now have to field an alternative representative from his constituency. No further comments were released by party officials at the time of reporting.
The statement, reported by Amar Ujala, did not provide detailed reasons for his decision, but it confirmed that Bhullar will abstain from contesting any constituency in the poll scheduled later this year. His social‑media post was brief, simply stating his withdrawal from the electoral race.
Bhullar's exit from the contest removes a high‑profile figure from the electoral fray and may influence the candidate selection process of his party, which will now have to field an alternative representative from his constituency. No further comments were released by party officials at the time of reporting.