Chandigarh, May 4 -- With 12 MLAs in the fray for the Lok Sabha elections in the state, Punjab appears set for another major electoral battle after the parliamentary polls are over.

These incumbent MLAs, including five cabinet ministers and some other prominent leaders, have been fielded by their parties in nine of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Six parliamentary constituencies have one legislator each trying their luck, while three constituencies have two MLAs each vying to secure victory. If they win, it will be raining byelections in the state, mandated to be held within six months to fill the assembly seats left vacant by the victorious candidates.

Of the total 12 sitting legislators, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has field...