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In a shock to the India block, several members of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chandigarh on Thursday to prepare for the impending Lok Sabha elections.
The formal induction of these workers took place at a function organized at the party office in Chandigarh.
Former MP Ashok Tanwar resigned from the primary membership of Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday. He cited AAP’s decision to forge an alliance with the Indian National Congress for the Chandigarh mayor elections.
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In his resignation letter to AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, he said, “Given the current political scenario and your alliance with the Indian National Congress, my ethics will not allow me to continue as the Chairman of the Election Campaign Committee of Aam Aadmi Party Haryana . Therefore, please accept my resignation from the primary membership of the Aam Aadmi Party and all other responsibilities.”
Congress and Aam Aadmi Party had decided to contest the Chandigarh Mayor election together.
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AAP planned to compete for the mayor’s post in the Chandigarh mayoral election to be held on Thursday, while the Congress intended to contest the senior deputy mayor seat. However, the election date was postponed citing “ill health” of the appointed presiding officer. The decision drew protests from both the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, which had formed an alliance for the mayor elections.
Earlier, after the cancellation of the Mayor elections to be held in Chandigarh on Thursday, January 18, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party had fiercely targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
AAP and Congress accused the BJP of not allowing the mayoral elections to be held in view of their “imminent defeat” and also said they would move the Punjab and Haryana High Court to hold the elections.
(With inputs from ANI)
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Published: 20 January 2024, 11:55 am IST
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