Chandigarh, April 3 -- In a bid to fortify its position ahead of the fiercely-contested 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has embarked on a proactive campaign led by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the party's national general secretary Sandeep Pathak. The political terrain, marked by the arrest of its supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, recent defections, and challenges, has prompted AAP to take decisive steps to address internal dissension and bolster party unity.
The recent defections of prominent leaders like its Jalandhar MP Sushil Kumar Rinku and MLA Sheetal Angural to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have underscored the challenges facing AAP in Punjab as it sought to consolidate its...