Former Congress MLA from Bassi Pathana Gurpreet Singh joins AAP

Chandigarh: In a setback to the Congress, its former MLA Gurpreet Singh GP on Saturday joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann here.

Singh was elected as an MLA from the Bassi Pathana assembly constituency seat in Fatehgarh Sahib district in 2017. He unsuccessfully contested from the same constituency in the 2022 assembly elections.

Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, while welcoming Singh into the party fold, said with his joining, the AAP will get a boost in Fatehgarh Sahib.

Singh said the main reason behind quitting the Congress was a "lack of discipline" in the party.

He further said he was impressed by the work of Mann.

"I like the work of Mann. He is an honest leader. That is why we are joining the AAP. Today, at the grassroots level, people only speak about the AAP," claimed Singh after joining the AAP.

When asked whether Singh will be fielded from the Fatehgarh Sahib parliamentary seat, Hayer said the decision regarding tickets will be made by the party's political affairs committee.