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Setback For AAP Ahead Of Punjab Polls As Three Rebel MLAs Formally Join BJP

In a major political development ahead of the Punjab assembly elections, three rebel legislators associated with the Aam Aadmi Party joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at its central headquarters in New Delhi. The leaders inducted into the party include Amritsar North MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Sanaur MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, and Samana MLA and former cabinet minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra. The event was held in the presence of senior BJP leaders, including party national general secretary and Punjab in-charge Satish Poonia, Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon, and Delhi leader Virendra Sachdeva. Addressing media persons during the joining programme, a party spokesperson highlighted that the leaders chose to join following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's welfare policies and expressed concern over governance in Punjab. The joining comes shortly after the Aam Aadmi Party announced its candidate list, which excluded their names.

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The rift widened following the announcement of AAP's first list of candidates, in which sitting legislators were denied party tickets. The rebel leaders cited long-standing grievances regarding governance failures in Punjab, particularly highlighting deteriorating law and order and the unchecked drug menace in the state.

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Rebel legislators have raised concerns regarding the Mann government's alleged failure to deliver on key electoral promises, highlighting issues such as local governance, the drug menace, drug-related deaths, and law and order. Meanwhile, the party is moving the Speaker seeking action against the critical MLAs while continuing to highlight its welfare measures like free electricity units.