Sanour MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra and Samana MLA Chetan Singh Jouramajra resigned from AAP after being left off the candidate list for the 2027 elections. Both lawmakers subsequently signaled their move to the Bharatiya Janata Party by raising slogans at its national headquarters in Delhi. In response, AAP leaders labeled the defectors as rejected figures and confirmed they had already suspended the duo for anti-party activities. The ruling party is now petitioning the Punjab Assembly Speaker to formally revoke their legislative memberships.
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Disgruntled lawmakers are leveraging defections to rival parties following their exclusio…: Disgruntled lawmakers are leveraging defections to rival parties following their exclusion from future electoral tickets.
The ruling AAP is enforcing strict disciplinary consequences by pursuing legislative disq…: The ruling AAP is enforcing strict disciplinary consequences by pursuing legislative disqualification against internal dissidents.
Opposition parties are capitalizing on internal state leadership rifts by absorbing vocal…: Opposition parties are capitalizing on internal state leadership rifts by absorbing vocal critics of the current administration.
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NEW DELHI: Rebel Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra and Chetan Singh Jouramajra along with ohter leaders raised slogans of 'BJP zindabad' outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Delhi on Monday, signalling their likely move to the saffron party.According to a video shared by news agency ANI, the two leaders were seen raising slogans at the BJP headquarters. They are expected to formally join the BJP shortly.
The development comes a day after both MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the AAP, accusing the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government of failing to address issues such as the drug menace, rising state debt and governance-related concerns.Pathanmajra represents the Sanour constituency, while Jouramajra is the MLA from Samana in Punjab's Patiala district. Their resignations came shortly after AAP released its first list of 40 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. Neither constituency figured in the list.AAP has said it will approach the Punjab Assembly Speaker seeking cancellation of the legislative membership of both MLAs, alleging that they had engaged in anti-party activities. The party had suspended both…
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