AAP Faces Setback As MP And MLA From Punjab Join BJP Ahead Of Elections

In a significant blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Sushil Kumar Rinku, the party's MP from Jalandhar, Punjab, and Sheetal Angural, MLA from Jalandhar West, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi on Wednesday.

The duo joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and the party's national general secretary, Vinod Tawde.

#WATCH | AAP MP from Jalandhar (Punjab) Sushil Kumar Rinku and partys MLA in the state Sheetal Angural join the BJP, in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/j6XeEhlejy

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After joining the BJP, Sushil Kumar Rinku expressed disappointment with AAP, stating that his promises to the people of Jalandhar were not fulfilled due to lack of support from his former party. He praised the working style of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

#WATCH | Delhi: After joining BJP, former AAP leader Sushil Kumar Rinku says, "I have taken this decision for the development of Jalandhar. We will take Jalandhar forward. We will bring all the projects of the Central Government to Jalandhar." pic.twitter.com/pe60NWCvx7

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2024

#WATCH | After joining BJP, Sushil Kumar Rinku says, "It is true that the promises I made to the people of Jalandhar were not fulfilled because my party (AAP) did not support me. I am impressed with the working style of PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah..." https://t.co/LDaRWU6ojL pic.twitter.com/HZUkJ6nnFC

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2024

"I have taken this decision for the development of Jalandhar. We will take Jalandhar forward and bring all the projects of the Central Government to Jalandhar," Rinku told ANI.