AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Soon after his party’s parliamentarians announced a mass defection, Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday (April 24, 2026) said the BJP has “once again” betrayed the people of Punjab. Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said that nearly two-thirds of AAP’s MPs in the Upper House had quit the party and would merge with the BJP as a separate faction. “The BJP has once again given Punjabis a shove,” Mr. Kejriwal said in a post on X. Published – April 24, 2026 05:08 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Barrier-free tolling on several NHs across country from December: Gadkari BJP-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation council a failure: Sivankutty