Punjab: Three AAP MLAs join BJP ahead of Assembly polls

What happened: Three Aam Aadmi Party MLAs from Punjab joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday, ahead of Assembly elections expected early next year. Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra and Chetan Singh Jauramajra resigned from the AAP on Sunday, and Amritsar North MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh resigned from the Assembly and the AAP on Why it matters: BJP Punjab chief Kewal Singh Dhillon described the AAP as a "sinking ship" and said more resignations were expected. Singh was among the AAP's prominent faces in the run-up to the 2022 Assembly elections, when the party came to power in Punjab.

Three Aam Aadmi Party MLAs from Punjab joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday, ahead of Assembly elections expected early next year. Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra and Chetan Singh Jauramajra resigned from the AAP on Sunday, and Amritsar North MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh resigned from the Assembly and the AAP on

BJP Punjab chief Kewal Singh Dhillon described the AAP as a "sinking ship" and said more resignations were expected. Singh was among the AAP's prominent faces in the run-up to the 2022 Assembly elections, when the party came to power in Punjab.