Punjab: Major setback to Congress as dozens of leaders from party join Aam Aadmi Party

March 30, 2026

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s officer on Special Duty (OSD) Rajbir Ghuman on Monday helped strengthen Aam Aadmi Party as nearly three dozen sarpanches, panches, and senior leaders from Indian National Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party joined the party.

According to a release, among those who joined were Punjab Congress Vice President (SC Wing) Sahib Singh Chhajjalwaddi and District Women Congress President (Amritsar Rural) Sarabjit Kaur, along with a large number of Congress leaders.

OSD to the Chief Minister, Rajveer Singh Ghuman, formally inducted all the leaders into the party.

The newly inducted leaders said they were influenced by the people-friendly policies of the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and therefore took the major decision to join the party. Chairman of the Punjab Khadi Welfare Board, Gagandeep Singh Ahuwalia, was also specially present.

Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its list of star campaigners for the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala and Assam, naming top leadership, including party convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, to spearhead its outreach.