Chandigarh, July 27 -- With the civic body elections nearly four months away, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered another jolt on Sunday as its councillor, Munawar, joined the Congress along with his supporters, key associates and the entire AAP ward 29 executive committee.

Now, the Congress, with nine members, has become the second largest party in the House while AAP has slid to third place with eight councillors.

Munawar and his supporters were formally welcomed into the Congress family by Chandigarh Pradesh Congress Committee President HS Lucky. He is the fifth AAP councillor to have defected to other parties in a short span of eight months, since December 2025.

He was elected from Ward 29 (covering Sectors 55, 56 and adjoining area...