<span style="color: #222222;">Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajender Shekhawat today said, BJP will contest all the 117 seats in Punjab in the 2022 Assembly elections for the first time and the party has started preparations for it.<br />''<br />''He along with Punjab BJP President Ashwani Sharma addressed a press conference at Chandigarh today.<br />''<br />''Applauding the decision of PM Narendra Modi to repeal the three farm laws he said that this decision has again proved that BJP has a pro-farmer mindset. He also congratulated the people of Punjab, Sikhs in particular for the re-opening of Kartarpur corridor.<br />''<br />''He further said that BJP was concerned about Punjab and its people.<br />''<br />''Mr. Sharma welcomed the statement of Jathedar of Akal Takht wherein he had appreciated the decision to repeal the farm laws, said that such statements would help in strengthening the communal ties in Punjab. He stated that PM Modi has stepped forward and now the onus is on farmers to withdraw their protest and return back to their homes. Speaking on demand of farmers on assurance on MSP, Sharma said that the Union Agriculture Minister has already assured that the MSP would continue.<br />''<br />''Criticizing Arvind Kejriwal, and the CM of Punjab for making hollow promises to the people of Punjab, Sharma said that Kejriwal has been befooling the people of Punjab and has also been trying to allure the voters.<br />''<br />''He added that the manifesto of BJP for 2022 elections would be a 'Sankalp Patra' and all the promises would be fulfilled.</span><br />