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New Delhi: Days after the BJP handed out a massive defeat to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal is set to meet Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Maan, Ministers, and legislators for a meeting in the national capital on Tuesday. The meeting comes in the wake of AAP’s rout in the Delhi Assembly elections and growing speculation about internal dissent in the party’s Punjab unit.
Meanwhile, as Bhagwant Mann left for a two-day visit to picturesque Chohal Forest Rest House on Sunday, the government cancelled its Cabinet meeting scheduled on Monday.
The meeting, which was to be held after five months as the AAP had been busy campaigning for various elections in the state and later in Delhi, would now be held on Thursday. However, AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang downplayed the reports of dissent, and termed Tuesday’s meeting a “routine strategy session”.
“A party is a continuous process. Feedback from all units are taken to shape its future strategies. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann along with AAP MLAs will meet Arvind Kejriwal to discuss the way forward,” he said.
According to party sources, the discussions will focus on analysing the Delhi election results and strategising for the Punjab polls scheduled in 2027. AAP, which had been in power in Delhi for a decade, suffered a major setback in the February 5 polls, securing only 22 seats in the 70-member House.
The BJP with 48 seats ended AAP’s rule in the capital, raising concerns about the party’s electoral prospects elsewhere. Sources said Kejriwal scheduled the meeting with Punjab leaders as the party circles are abuzz that some of its MLAs from the state may be in touch with other parties, indicating attempts to poach by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
