Overview
- SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced his 2027 run from Gidderbaha while inaugurating a new party office in the constituency.
- He said leaders who left the party, naming Hardeep Singh Dhillon, will not be readmitted.
- AAP’s Hardeep Singh Dhillon holds the Gidderbaha seat after winning the November 2024 bypoll by 21,969 votes.
- Badal called the December 14 Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections a litmus test for the party’s ground strength.
- Gidderbaha carries Badal family legacy through Parkash Singh Badal’s long tenure, as Sukhbir shifts from his former base in Jalalabad after a 2022 defeat.