BJP leader Mohinder Paul Bhagat has joined the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab ahead of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-poll. The move comes after Sushil Kumar Rinku, who was previously with Congress, joined the AAP and is contesting the parliamentary by-election as the ruling party’s candidate. With Bhagat’s joining, the AAP has gained more strength in Jalandhar, the party claimed. The Lok Sabha by-poll was necessitated following the death of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary in January, and the polling for the seat is scheduled for May 10 while the counting will take place on May 13.
The joining of BJP leader Mohinder Bhagat into the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll is seen as a boost for the AAP in the region. With this move, the AAP has gained more strength in Jalandhar, the party claimed. Another recent defection to the AAP is Sushil Kumar Rinku, who switched over from the Congress and is now contesting the parliamentary by-election as the ruling party’s candidate. The Lok Sabha bypoll was necessitated following the death of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary in January, and the polling for the seat will take place on May 10 while counting will be held on May 13.The Lok Sabha bypoll was necessitated following the death of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary (76) in January. He died after he suffered a cardiac arrest during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jalandhar’s Phillaur. The bypoll to Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat was necessitated after the demise of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, and the Congress has fielded Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary as its candidate.
