Big Breaking: Khuddian Breaks Silence After Being Denied Lambi Ticket; Says He Had No Prior Information (Watch Video)
Baljit Balli / Babushahi Network
Chandigarh, November 12, 2026: Punjab Agriculture Minister and MLA from Lambi, Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, has made his first major statement after being denied the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket from the constituency. He said he had discharged his responsibilities as a minister and MLA with complete dedication and devoted his entire time to serving the people. However, allotting or denying a ticket was the party's prerogative. He maintained that he had no prior information that he would not be renominated from Lambi.
After AAP released its second list of 31 candidates today, Khuddian spoke over the phone with Babushahi Network. He said only the party high command knew why it had decided not to give him the ticket.
Khuddian said the party had given him a lot, first making him an MLA and subsequently a minister, while the people had also showered him with respect and affection. He maintained that he had left no stone unturned and had always worked for the betterment of the government and the party. Whatever responsibility was assigned to him, he said, he had discharged it diligently.
Referring to the recent Parvinder Singh Jhota case, Khuddian said he had fulfilled the responsibility assigned to him with utmost commitment. He played an important role in resolving the deadlock between the government, the Action Committee and Jhota's family, helping bring the matter to a settlement.
Asked whether he had any prior indication or information that he would not get the ticket from Lambi, Khuddian categorically said he had no such information.
When asked whether the party might field him from another constituency, he again expressed ignorance. Regarding speculation that he could be given the ticket from Maur, Khuddian said he had also heard such reports, but the party had not conveyed any such information to him so far.
Asked about the party's decision to field Randhir Singh Dhira Khuddian from Lambi, he said Randhir Singh was a close relative and that he had actively worked in his election campaign. He added that he had no differences with him.
It may be recalled that AAP had earlier released its first list of 40 candidates and issued its second list of 31 candidates today. In the latest list, Randhir Singh Khuddian has been nominated from Lambi in place of Gurmeet Singh Khuddian.
The decision has triggered considerable surprise and discussion within AAP, political circles and among the public, with many questioning why Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, who had defeated a member of the Badal family in Lambi, has been dropped from the constituency.
It is also pertinent to recall that Khuddian had reportedly had differences with Punjab party in-charge Manish Sisodia in the past. These included exchanges of heated words and differences of opinion over certain key appointments in Bathinda district and Lambi. Whether these differences had any bearing on the party's decision to deny him the ticket remains unclear.
While the exact reason for denying Khuddian the ticket cannot be stated with certainty, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said in Delhi that the party had distributed tickets on the basis of surveys conducted by it and had fielded candidates considered to have the best chances of winning.