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Two AAP MLAs quit after Punjab candidate list
The Hindu·
AAP MLAs Chetan Singh Jouramajra of Samana and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra of Sanour resigned from primary membership on November 1. The exits came a day after AAP released its first list of 40 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly polls. Neither seat received a nominee in that list. Pathanmajra wrote to Arvind Kejriwal. Jouramajra posted on social media.
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What It Means For You
- Samana and Sanour in Patiala district still lack announced AAP nominees for 2027.
- Voters in those seats will watch whether Surjit Singh Rakhra or others replace Jouramajra.
- Early candidate lists change who campaigns as the sitting MLA in local booths.
What's Happening
- AAP is the first major party to declare a 2027 Punjab candidate batch, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann again from Dhuri.
- Former minister Surjit Singh Rakhra was made Samana halqa in-charge in September and is viewed as a likely contender.
- Pathanmajra had questioned the state government's functioning and faces a pending rape case in which he received bail in May.
Why the Resignations Matter
- Both MLAs sit in Patiala district seats that AAP currently holds.
- NDTV reported Pathanmajra's tensions covered floods handling and criminal cases.
- Jouramajra's standing was strained after Rakhra joined AAP in May and took a Samana organisational role.
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