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AAP MPs walk out, casting shadow over 2027 Assembly polls in Punjab
Seven AAP MPs, six from Punjab, quit the party on April 24, 2026, signaling internal infighting ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. The defections are depicted as potentially increasing challenges for the party and its unity, with opponents seizing on the crisis.
Why It Matters
The walkout underscores internal rifts within AAP as it heads toward crucial state elections, potentially affecting its electoral prospects and governance narrative in Punjab.
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Seven AAP MPs quit the party, six from Punjab
April 24, 2026
Seven AAP parliamentarians — six of them from Punjab, the only state where the party is in power — quit the party on Friday, April 24, 2026. The defection could make the road to the 2027 State Assembly elections significantly steeper and highlights internal infighting, a crisis that opposition parties quickly seized upon following the move.