- Three AAP MLAs, including suspended Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, resigned from the party.
- All three to join the BJP.
- Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra quit a day after AAP’s first 2027 candidate list.
Punjab Assembly Elections: A day after two sitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, Chetan Singh Jouramajra from Samana and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra from Sanaur, resigned from the party, suspended AAP MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh tendered his resignation on Monday, as a legislator of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. All three have joined the BJP.
Speaking on the resignations of the three MLAs and their joining the BJP, AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said that the BJP is collecting the leftovers as the party does not have candidates to field in the coming Punjab Assembly elections. He said, "They can give tickets to MLAs discarded by AAP."
VIDEO | Delhi: AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj on two MLAs quitting the party ahead of Punjab polls, says BJP is collecting its "leftovers" because it does not have candidates to field in the Punjab polls; they can give tickets to MLAs discarded by AAP. (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/bIyFWTfmBd)
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 2, 2026
Why Did Chetan Singh Jouramajra And Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra Resign?
Both the sitting AAP MLAs resigned on November 1, a day after the party announced its first list of candidates for the Punjab Assembly Polls 2027. The resignations highlight the growing discontent within the party.
In his letter to AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Pathanmajra wrote, "I hereby submit my resignation from primary membership of Aam Aadmi Party with immediate effect."
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Meanwhile, Chetan Singh Jouramajra took to Facebook and announced his resignation. He wrote, "I, Chetan Singh Jouramajra, resign from the primary membership of the Aam Aadmi Party."
What Did Vijay Pratap Singh Say In His Letter?
MLA Vijay Pratap Singh from the Amritsar North seat tendered his resignation letter to Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan today. Sharing his letter on Facebook, he wrote, "I have resigned from the membership of Punjab Vidhan Sabha."
"I hereby tender my resignation of my seat in the House with effect from 1.11.2026," Singh wrote in his communication to the Punjab Assembly Speaker.
Taking to X, Singh tweeted, "We must all unite in a collective effort to rise above the politics of lanes and ribbon-cutting, and transform Punjab—trapped by drugs, extortion, gangsterism, and corruption—back into a progressive and beloved state."
AAP MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh tenders his resignation from the membership of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He tweets, "We must all unite in a collective effort to rise above the politics of lanes and ribbon-cutting, and transform Punjab—trapped by drugs, extortion, gangsterism, and corruption—back into a progressive and beloved state..."
— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2026
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Why Was Vijay Pratap Singh Suspended From AAP?
MLA Vijay Pratap Singh was suspended from the party in June 2025 over alleged anti-party activities. Singh’s differences with the AAP government had shown up several times, especially over the way it handled the 2015 sacrilege cases and the police firing that followed in Faridkot.
He was suspended after he criticised the Punjab Vigilance Bureau for acting against SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested in a disproportionate assets case. Earlier, Singh had been part of the Punjab Police’s special investigation team looking into the Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan firings of 2015. He had repeatedly pointed out the long delay in getting justice in those cases.