This statement came after almost four rebel MLAs, including Rupinder Kaur, joined the Congress party in the past six months. In July, in the presence of former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, and other two MLAs Pirmal Singh and Jagdev Singh Kamalu had joined Congress. Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: 25 Congress MLAs, 2 MPs in Touch with Us, but We Don t Want Their Kachra , Says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
AAP's number of MLAs have reduced to 11 from 20 since the 2017 assembly polls. The nine MLAs either left the party, were suspended, disqualified or shifted to the Congress in due course.
The Punjab Assembly speaker accepted the resignation of Sukhpal Singh Khaira as MLA on Tuesday. Following this, the seat of Bholath assembly constituency in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha fell vacant.
Ruchika M. Khanna
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 19
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana K P Singh had finally accepted the resignation of Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, almost three years
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