Many from rival parties have joined us, claims AAP
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) state president Yashpal Sharma and spokesman Chander Kant Chadda also announced their party's support for AAP candidate Sanjeev Arora. Prominent Congress leaders who joined AAP include Divyesh Makkar (ward 69), former Youth Congress general secretary K K Digli, Ashok Kada, Neeraj Kanda, Sumit Arora, Rakesh Jain, Hardeep Kaur, Renu Gautam, Tanvir Singh, Sadhu Singh, and others.
From the Shiromani Akali Dal, builder Raman Kumar Sangar joined AAP with his associates, including Gurujagdeep Singh, Harpreet Singh Randhawa, Jasdeep Singh, Karnail Singh, and more.
From BJP's Mahila Morcha, vice-presidents Kirandeep Kaur, Anu, Simran, Sarabjit Kaur, and treasurer Sunita made the switch. Other members such as Ramanpreet, Bhavika, Lovely Gupta, Urmila, Veena Rani, and Kuljeet also joined the AAP fold.
According to AAP, the new members cited admiration for the party's policies and the performance of the AAP government as factors in their decision. Addressing mediapersons, Aman Arora said, "People of Punjab have full faith in the AAP government. Every day, individuals from diverse communities and political backgrounds are joining us. There is a clear wave of support in Ludhiana West and we are confident of a decisive victory in the upcoming bypoll.
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