While senior leaders including LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari and Narendra Modi would attack the opposition parties, star campaigners like Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha would woo the electorate.
Former Indian hockey captain Pargat Singh has taken the plunge into active politics, with ruling Shiromani Akali Dal fielding him from the Jalandhar Cantt seat for the 30 January Punjab Assembly polls.
Priyanka Gandhi today told party workers to bury internal differences for the party's success while making it clear that groupism will not be tolerated.
Thanks to ill-health, Mulayam Singh has given son Akhilesh a free hand to reshape the Samajwadi party - and it is making waves.
Satirical cartoon characters, Jeeta and Jaggi, and Jhoota and Thaggi are adding colour to Punjab poll taking potshots at politicians in the state.
Sarabjit had unsuccessfully contested the Punjab assembly poll from Bhadaur in 2007 on SAD (A) ticket.