Kunwar Vijay Pratap joins BJP after quitting AAP in Punjab
In short
Kunwar Vijay Pratap joined the BJP in Punjab after resigning from the Assembly, along with two other AAP rebels. He said AAP has collapsed in the state and blamed Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann.
This matters because the switch comes before the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. It is not yet clear how this will affect AAP’s ticket choices, support base, or the state contest.
What the reporting says
Kunwar Vijay Pratap joined the BJP in Punjab after resigning from the Assembly, alongside two other AAP rebels. The move came as he blamed AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann for the party’s collapse in the state and said it no longer exists. The reporting also links the defections to the run-up to the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, but the electoral impact is not yet known.
Why it matters
Kunwar Vijay Pratap and two other AAP rebels joined the BJP after resigning from the Punjab Assembly. He said AAP has collapsed in Punjab and linked that to Kejriwal and Mann. The defections come ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections and after AAP announced its first list of candidates. The reporting does not establish any immediate electoral or administrative consequence.