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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Slams BJP After 7 AAP MPs Defect in Major Political Shock
Politics
Published on 24 April 2026
Seven AAP MPs reportedly switched sides overnight
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann sparked a fresh political firestorm after reports of seven AAP MPs jumping ship to the BJP. Mann accused the BJP of breaking the AAP and called the defections a betrayal of the people of the state, branding BJP leaders as “kadde, wadde and chadde” who have been expelled, divided, or left out.
- Mann launched an aggressive attack on BJP after reported AAP defections
- Seven AAP MPs were said to have joined BJP in a major blow
- Defections were framed as a betrayal of Punjab and voters
- BJP accused AAP of instability amid the slugfest
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