CM Bhagwant Mann said BJP “hates Punjab” and had betrayed the state by wooing away its MPs. He claimed BJP has no base in Punjab and was “scared of the work done by AAP”.“Punjabis hate those who betray them,” Mann said, adding that people taught a lesson to Sukhpal Khaira, Master Baldev Singh, Kanwar Sandhu and Jagdev Kamalu earlier when they “tried to break Punjab”.NDA now 18 members short of two-thirds majority in RSApril 24, 2026 10:33 pmThe NDA on Friday got a boost after seven AAP MPs switched sides but the ruling alliance is still 18 members short of a two-thirds majority in Rajya Sabha and the BJP 10 MPs short of a simple majority of its own in the Upper House. The NDA now has the support of 145 MPs in the upper house. The two-thirds majority mark in the house, which has a total strength of 244, now stands at 163.Ashok Gehlot lashes out at BJP, alleges ‘murder of democracy’ over defection of 7 AAP MPsApril 24, 2026 7:58 pmSenior Congress leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday targeted BJP over the defection of seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs, alleging that the ruling party was “murdering democracy” in the country.AAP seeks disqualification of 3 Rajya Sabha MPs for joining BJPApril 24, 2026 7:58 pmAAP leader Sanjay Singh on Friday said he would seek the disqualification of Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak from the Upper House for joining BJP. PTIFrom 10 to 3: Now Sanjay Singh, ND Gupta, Seechewal hold fort for AAP after 7 join BJPApril 24, 2026 6:09 pmOut of AAP’s 10 Rajya Sabha MPs, only three now remain with the party — Sanjay Singh, ND Gupta and Balbir Singh Seechewal. Chadha, Pathak, Swati Maliwal, Ashok Mittal, Rajinder Gupta, Vikramjit Sahney and Harbhajan Singh have signed the letter to form a two-thirds bloc and merge AAP’s group in the Upper House with BJP.BJP betrayed Punjab, says Kejriwal after seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs quit partyApril 24, 2026 5:49 pmAAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said BJP had once again betrayed the people of Punjab after seven Rajya Sabha MPs quit the party.’With great sorrow today…,’ Swati Maliwal in a post on XApril 24, 2026 5:49 pmSwati Maliwal in a post on X said, “With great sorrow today, I must say that the principles, values, and resolve for honest politics with which we began this journey have been abandoned by Arvind Kejriwal ji and, at his behest, the entire Aam Aadmi Party.”‘I, along with two other MPs, personally handed over the signed documents’: Raghav ChadhaApril 24, 2026 5:29 pmToday, exercising the provisions of the Constitution of India, more than two-thirds of the AAP MPs in the Rajya Sabha have merged with the BJP.Seven MPs have signed the document, which was submitted to the Hon’ble Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.I, along with two other MPs,…— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) April 24, 2026’You’ve ruined Punjab…’: Kunwar Vijay Pratap SinghApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmBut you’ve ruined Punjab in these four years. Remember the day you stood at the gate of the Amritsar Circuit House with a bouquet of flowers to welcome me?………. You’ve ruined the future of Punjab’s youth, and now you seem to be moving swiftly to build your own future. pic.twitter.com/5XWgGiNudc— Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh (@Kvijaypratap) April 24, 2026We will continue to work for the people of PunjabApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmOur MLAs in Punjab stand firmly with the partyApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmPAC will decide on disciplinary action against the defectorsApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmThis will have no effect on Punjab electionApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmThis will have no effect on Punjab election. They were not mass leaders. They never had any vote bank in Punjab.BJP started this trend of weaning away other partys’ leadersApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmThey hit everyone economically, hit their business. BJP started this trend of weaning away other partys’ leaders.Party stands united, says MannApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmReplug: Jattvibeil Jakhar interview that forshadowed Raghav Chadha’s BJP switchApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmhttps://www.Jattvibe.com/news/india/replug-the-sunil-jakhar-interview-that-foreshadowed-raghav-chadhas-bjp-switch/Raghav Chadha is thankless, says MannApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmRaghav Chadha was made Delhi Jal Board chairman. Party gave him so much at such a young age. He is thankless.I dare ED to come and raid my residenceApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmI dare ED to come and raid my residence. They tried with Sanjay Singh, Manish Sisodia. But they found nothing.Just days back, Ravneet Bittu was abusing Raghav ChadhaApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmJust days back, Ravneet Bittu was abusing Raghav Chadha. Now they are together — what an irony, says MannI condemn those who betrayed AAP and BJPApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmWhosoever they ally with, they finish them off by taking over the allies leadersApril 24, 2026 5:26 pmBJP is a party of discarded leaders here; In Bengal, they tried to break TMC, and even Sharad Pawar’s partyApril 24, 2026 5:18 pmThey (the rebel MPs) got a seat without facing peopleApril 24, 2026 5:18 pmThey (the rebel MPs) got a seat without facing people, but they do not know that they will be used and thrown away.Party is much bigger and stronger after the departure of these ‘gaddars’: MannApril 24, 2026 5:15 pm”Punjabis are with AAP. People are calling me to say they stand with me and the party, these seven were not the party. The party is much bigger and stronger after the departure of these ‘gaddars’,” says Mann