Ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Anmol Gagan Maan has shared a cryptic message on social media, triggering attention amid the party’s announcement of its first list of 40 candidates.
Anmol Gagan Maan shared a quote that reads, “Kabhi-kabhi yeh dikhawa karna bahut zaroori ho jaata hai ki aapki kashti mein chhed hai, taaki woh tamaam log chhalang laga dein, jo aapke saath rehne ke haqdar nahi hain.”
The message translates to: “Sometimes, it becomes necessary to pretend that your boat has a hole, so that all those people who do not deserve to stay with you jump off.”
The post comes at a time when AAP has announced its first list of candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, however, Anmol Gagan Maan has not explicitly linked her message to the candidate announcement or named anyone in the post.
AAP has announced candidates for 40 of Punjab’s 117 Assembly constituencies, leaving 77 seats for which nominations are yet to be announced.
The first list includes 26 candidates from Malwa, eight from Doaba, five from Majha and one from Puadh. Malwa has the highest number of Assembly constituencies in Punjab, with 69 seats.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been named as the candidate from Dhuri and the list also includes Kultar Singh Sandhwan from Kotkapura, Sanjeev Arora from Ludhiana West and Ajit Pal Singh Kohli from Patiala.
In Doaba, the party has announced candidates for Nakodar, Kartarpur, Dasuya, Urmar, Hoshiarpur, Chabbewal, Garhshankar and Balachaur.
The first list covers 40 constituencies across the four regions, with Malwa receiving the largest share of nominations.
Anmol Gagan Maan's cryptic post has drawn attention in this political context, however, the message does not mention the election, the candidate list or any party leader directly.