Elections over, Punjab MLA left BJP, joins back his own party

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ June 2,2024

As per available information, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Jalandhar West Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly Sheetal Angural has withdrawan his resignation.

He was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and had joined Bharatiya Janta Party in 27 March 2024, before the 2024 Indian General Election.

Before joining the saffron party, he had submitted his resignation to the Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha.

Rajan Angural brother of Sheetal Angural has confirmed the news of withdrawal of brother’s his resignation. He said we had joined the saffron party with a hope that a bypoll will be announced for assembly elections along with the parliamentary elections. But that has not happened. So, why would we again contest poll at our own. So, he decided to withdraw his resignation.”

In March,  Angural had submitted his resignation to the PVS and said, “I hereby submit my resignation from membership of legislative assembly Punjab (MLA) with immediate effect.” Later Angural, along with AAP Lok Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Rinku, had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).