Single-phase polling in Punjab on January 30

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday announced that the elections for 117 seats in Punjab assembly will be held on January 30.

The battle for Punjab is a straight fight with the alliance of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contesting elections against the Congress.

It will be a direct face-off between Congress' Amarinder Singh and SAD's Sukhbir Singh Badal. The ruling SAD alliance has been battling allegations of corruption, farmers' issues and unemployment.

Sukhbir Badal's cousin, Manpreet Singh, has been attempting to provide a third alternative in the state.

It is also possibly the last electoral fight for Parkash Singh Badal, one of India's oldest politicians.