Patiala, March 4 -- After government schools and hospitals in the state, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) buses are now being painted in yellow and blue - a colour combination associated with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) - triggering a political row in Punjab.

Nearly 650 new PRTC buses, set to join the existing fleet of around 1,200, are being given the yellow-and-blue finish, replacing the current blue-and-grey combination.

Of these, about 244 buses are expected to be added to the fleet by the end of this month.

Confirming the development, Bikramjeet Singh Shergill, managing director, PRTC, said only the new buses would carry the revised colour scheme. "There will be no change in the colour of the existing fleet," he said, ...