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Candidate Supremacy

Overview - Key metrics, election performance & seat targets

117 Candidates

Ticket Applicants

1,872

For 117 seats (16:1 ratio)

Probable Candidates

234

Shortlisted (2:1 ratio)

Winnability Index

68.5

Avg across top picks

3.2%vs last week

Anti-Incumbency Risk

23

High-risk incumbents

5%vs last week

2022 Election Performance

Baseline for 2027 turnaround strategy

AAP

Down from 62 in 2017

92 seats

42.4% vote share

Congress

Stable (18 in 2017)

18 seats

23.0% vote share

SAD

Collapsed from 15 in 2017

3 seats

6.4% vote share

BJP

Stable

2 seats

5.4% vote share

Congress lost 3/3 by-elections (Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal) in 2024

Tarn Taran dropped to 4th place - organizational collapse signal

2027 Seat Targets

Requires +12-15 percentage point swing from 23% vote share

Congress Target

55-65 seats

55-65

SC Seat Target

18-22 of 34 reserved

18-22

Vote Share Target

From 23% to 31-35%

+12pp

Regional Seat Distribution & Targets

Malwa

Total Seats69
Congress 202212
Target 202730-35
Target attainment43%

Majha

Total Seats27
Congress 20224
Target 202710-12
Target attainment37%

Doaba

Total Seats23
Congress 20222
Target 20278-10
Target attainment35%

By-Election Record (2022-2024)

GidderbahaAAP Won
Dera Baba NanakAAP Won
ChabbewalAAP Won
BarnalaCongress Won
Tarn TaranDropped to 4th

Digital Campaign Plan

Digital Push70%
Training PhaseApril-July 2026
Campaign IntensifyPost-mid-July
Yatra Plan3-phase Malwa/Majha/Doaba

Key Issues for 2027

Drug menace (6.6M users)
Punjab debt: Rs 4 lakh crore+
Water crisis (115/153 blocks critical)
Youth unemployment: 18.8%
Farmer debt: Rs 2.03L/household