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Bhagwant Mann urges President to cancel AAP MPs membership after BJP switch
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Published on 5 May 2026
Seven AAP MPs reportedly moved to BJP via Rajya Sabha merger
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has urged President Droupadi Murmu to cancel the membership of seven Rajya Sabha MPs who defected from the Aam Aadmi Party to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mann made the request after the reported merger of the MPs, including Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, raising fresh controversy over party defection rules.
- Bhagwant Mann asked President Murmu to cancel seven defecting MPs memberships
- The MPs reportedly moved from AAP to BJP via Rajya Sabha
- Names cited include Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal
- The move is set to intensify political tensions over defections
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