Blow to AAP as 2 MLAs quit party day after Punjab election ticket snub

Two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs in Punjab, Harmit Singh Pathanmajra, who represents Sanaur, and Chetan Singh Jouramajra, the MLA from Samana, have resigned from the party. Pathanmajra has sent his resignation to AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, while Jouramajra announced his decision through a social media post.

The resignations come amid tensions within the party, with Pathanmajra having earlier taken a strong stand against the party leadership after his own government initiated action against him.- Ends

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