Chandigarh, May 28 -- The appointment of Kewal Singh Dhillon as the new Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president on Thursday triggered a sharp political war of words in the state, with leaders from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress, and BJP trading barbs over the move.

The newly appointed state chief, Kewal Singh Dhillon, asserted that the party would form the next government in the state in the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.

Kewal Singh Dhillon is a former Congress leader who served as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (2012-17) for the constituency of Barnala. Dhillon joined the BJP on June 4, 2022.

Taking a jibe at the BJP after the appointment of Dhillon as the new state BJP president, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwa...