Faultlines surface in AAP Punjab, raise fears of wider churn

What Happened

Seven Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs defected, exposing deep organizational rifts in Punjab ahead of Assembly elections. Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak, who heavily influenced candidate selection, were key figures. Nearly fifty percent of AAP MLAs owe candidatures to them. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condemned defectors as traitors, denying BJP-engineered defections while warning of internal dissent.

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