Chandigarh, Oct. 13 -- Former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Manjit Singh Sidhu, joined the Congress in the presence of State Congress Committee chief Pargat Singh, saying that he had been associated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) since its formative days and had joined the Congress with Punjab's interests as his priority.

The move comes ahead of the 2027 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections, where Congress is looking to return to power.

Speaking to ANI, Sidhu said, "We loved the Aam Aadmi Party more than our own lives and embraced it with our blood. We were with the party from day one, when it was in its developmental and formative stages. My association with the party dates back to its days of s...