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3 AAP MLAs join BJP after list of 40
The Hindu·
Three AAP MLAs joined the BJP at its New Delhi headquarters on November 2, 2026. Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh made the move. Pathanmajra and Jouramajra resigned on Sunday after AAP issued its first list of 40 candidates. Singh, a suspended former IPS officer, resigned as an MLA on Monday.
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What It Means For You
- Samana and Sanaur seats in Patiala district are open after the sitting AAP MLAs quit.
- AAP has asked the Punjab Assembly Speaker to cancel membership of Pathanmajra and Jouramajra.
- The exits add pressure ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly election.
What's Happening
- BJP president Nitin Nabin was set to induct Pathanmajra and Jouramajra in Delhi on Monday.
- AAP had not named candidates for Samana or Sanaur in its first list of 40.
- AAP spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said BJP was inducting leaders facing serious allegations.
Why the Resignations Came Now
- Jouramajra and Pathanmajra said AAP failed to meet promises from the 2022 Assembly polls.
- Pathanmajra said a national party could bring Punjab more benefits if it formed a government.
- Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh had been suspended from AAP before resigning as an MLA.
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