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AAP faces twin exits a day after releasing first candidates list for Punjab polls

AAP faces twin exits a day after releasing first candidates list for Punjab polls

What each side is saying

One outlet's own words from each side of the spectrum. Quoted, not summarised.

  • left · 3 outlets

    The MLAs say they quit as the party failed to fulfil its promises; AAP smells foul, alleges BJP is attempting to bring leaders into its fold

    — The Hindu

  • center · 3 outlets

    Three AAP leaders from Punjab, including suspended MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, joined the BJP on Monday, dealing a setback to the ruling party ahead of the state Assembly elections. The development came after Singh announced his resignation as a member of the Punjab…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 4 outlets

    A day after announcing its first list of 40 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday suffered a twin blow as sitting MLAs Chetan Singh Jouramajra (Samana) and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra (Sanaur) quit the party, accusing the Bhagwant Mann Government…

    — The Pioneer

RSS excerpt

Exits follow appointment of new constituency in-charges in Samana and Sanour, fuelling speculation that the sitting MLAs could lose their tickets

Coverage arrived over 52 hours — first from ABP Live, latest from India Today.

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AAP faces twin exits a day after releasing first candidates list for Punjab polls

Exits follow appointment of new constituency in-charges in Samana and Sanour, fuelling speculation that the sitting MLAs could lose their tickets

The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

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The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Big blow to AAP as three MLAs from join BJP ahead of Punjab Assembly polls

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India TV Right Independent News Service

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In a major setback for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, three of its rebel MLAs--- Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh , Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, and Chetan Singh Jouramajra--- joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party headquarters in New Delhi on…

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