Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Nov. 2 -- In a setback to Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, three sitting party legislators joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on Monday.
The legislators former Punjab minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra (Samana), Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra (Sanaur) and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh (Amritsar North), formally joined the BJP at its national headquarters in the national capital.
The development comes days after AAP announced its first list of 40 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections, triggering discontent among sections of the party over ticket distribution and the functioning of the state leadership.
Sources in the BJP said the three leg...