AAP defections will help BJP gain momentum in Punjab, says Ashwani Kumar

The defection of 7 Rajya Sabha members from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is simply a morale booster for the BJP successful Punjab, erstwhile Union Minister Ashwani Kumar said connected Friday (April 24, 2026).

Mr. Kumar, a erstwhile Congress leader, said successful a connection that the improvement volition heighten the BJP’s negotiating quality with the Akali Dal for a imaginable pre-election confederation successful Punjab and amended its nationalist perception. It could besides beryllium a contributing origin to a fractured mandate successful the Assembly predetermination successful the State, which is 10 months away, helium added.