Ahead of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Elections, Congress and AAP witnessed a rift within the party as dozens of their leaders joined BJP on Saturday.
Jora Singh, former state president of SC, ST cell in AAP, Ashok Beniwal, former General Secretary of ward number four and a large number of AAP leaders including youth president Aniket from ward number 16, Rajesh, president of ward number 16, senior AAP member Dalbir Mama joined the BJP camp.Meanwhile, State General Secretary of Mahila Congress Jyoti Hans, Mahila Congress Mandal President Neeta Lahori from Ward No. 16, Congress Mandal President Rajesh Malhotra from Ward No. 16, and a large number of Congress leaders joined BJP.Welcoming the leaders , BJP State President Arun Sood said that with the end of the nomination process, there has been panic among the opposition political parties in Chandigarh. In the coming days, many big leaders of AAP and Congress will join BJP.
