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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Sobhana K. Nair

Channi as CM has brought new spirit to Punjab Congress: Manpreet Badal

Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi
Manpreet Badal during a press conference. File (Source: The Hindu)

Manpreet Badal, the longest-serving Finance Minister of Punjab, speaks to The Hindu’s Sobhana K. Nair between public meetings at his constituency Bhatinda, on the Congress’s electoral prospects in the upcoming State Assembly elections; the binary between the Captain Amarinder Singh-led Congress government and the three-month-long government led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi; and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the opponent.

We are just a few days away from polling. In your assessment, where does the Congress stand?

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