Three AAP Leaders Join BJP in New Delhi Ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections

On October 31, 2026, the AAP announced its first list of 40 candidates for the assembly elections. The party excluded two leaders from this list. Chetan Singh Jauramajra served in the cabinet of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann from January 2023 until a reshuffle in September 2024. These departures followed internal friction within the AAP.

1. Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra and Chetan Singh Jauramajra stated they left the AAP because the party failed to fulfill promises made before the 2022 Assembly election. They resigned from their primary membership on November 1, 2026.

2. The two MLAs accused the Bhagwant Mann-led government of failing to address critical issues.

3. State BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon welcomed the new members. He stated that the defections indicate the impending end of the AAP's regime in Punjab.

4. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh resigned from the Punjab Assembly on November 2, 2026. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shortly after.

1. Punjab AAP chief Aman Arora accused the BJP of having no base in Punjab. He claimed the party is merely gathering leaders who were expelled from other political organizations.

2. Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra and Chetan Singh Jauramajra were excluded from the AAP's first list of 40 candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections, which was released on October 31, 2026.

3. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will approach the Punjab Assembly Speaker seeking cancellation of the defecting MLAs' legislative membership.

4. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suspended Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh for five years in June 2025. The party cited anti-party activities as the reason for the suspension.