At the occasion of Maghi Mela at Sri Muktsar Sahib, the AAP party held a major rally with supporters in the numbers of a few hundred thousand. The national convener of the party Arvind Kejriwal has announced that he will run against Sukhbir Badal in the coming 2017 elections.The news is major as the party directly challenges the potential CM candidate of the Akali Dali. Arvind Kejriwal will run from the same Assembly district as Sukhbir Badal.