India, Oct. 25 -- Tarn Taran

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that the next one and a half years will determine Tarn Taran's destiny, urging voters to back Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nominee Harmeet Singh Sandhu in the upcoming November 11 bypoll.

Addressing a public gathering, Mann said: "Those who were thrown out of their luxurious chairs by the people are desperate to reclaim them. They call this a 'semifinal for 2027', but this is not a game - this is a vote for truth and development."

The byelection was necessitated following the death of AAP legislator Kashmir Singh Sohal earlier this year.

Mann said Tarn Taran had witnessed "pain and loss" in the past, when violence and drugs claimed many young lives. "Previous gov...