The Bathinda Lok Sabha battle involves AAP s Khudian challenging SAD s Harsimrat Kaur Badal, with implications for SAD s revival post-farm laws. Khudian s face-off with Harsimrat at Bathinda comes when her husband Sukhbir Badal is trying to revive the mass base of his party. Many believe SAD can t be written off and will spring back to prominence as people grow weary with the AAP government and anti-incumbency starts kicking in.
While both AAP MLAs Amit Rattan Kotfatta and Vijay Singla are facing corruption charges, the former has been missing in action alongside Punjab minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian as he campaigns in Bathinda.