AAP s Lone Lok Sabha MP From Jalandhar Sushil Kumar Rinku Joins BJP menafn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from menafn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In a major political setback to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, the party's lone MP in the Lok Sabha, Sushil Kumar Rinku (48), joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Wednesday.In the bypoll to the Jalandhar Lok Sabha .
AAP wins 24-year-old Congress bastion Jalandhar orissapost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orissapost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This region has historically been one of the safest electorally for the Congress. By snatching it away, AAP has once again managed to represent one Lok Sabha seat from the state.
Congress rebel and AAP candidate Sushil Rinku, 47, trounced Congress Karamjit Kaur, the wife of Santokh Chaudhary, whose death during the Bharat Jodo Yatra necessitated the bypoll.Cong