20 BJP leaders join Congress in Punjab

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 24

Political activity has started gaining momentum ahead of 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections. Yesterday, Navjot Singh Sidhu was formally appointed as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) and after this, many are expected to join the party after the change in leadership.

As many as 20 representatives of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legal cell joined the Indian National Congress on Saturday in the presence of Punjab Youth Development Board Chairman Sukhwinder Singh Bindra at his office here today.

Welcoming them to the party’s fold, Bindra said their joining would further strengthen the Congress and their contribution would be instrumental in winning the ensuing Assembly elections.

He said with the state government ensuring all-around development of the state, leaders from other political parties were eager to jump the ship soon and would be joining the Congress in days to come. He said these leaders would be given a bigger responsibility in the party.

Kunal Vohra, Madhur Sharma, Puneet Sareen, Mannan Berry, Parteek Bansal, Abhishek Narang, Prabhjot Singh, Deepak Atwal, Vishwas Bansal, Suparn Sunda and Robin Sharma are among the BJP leaders who joined the Congress.