Raj Kumar Chabbewal quits Congress, joins AAP

In a setback to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, senior party MLA Raj Kumar Chabbewal on March 15 quit the party and has joined the ruling Aam Aadmi Party.

The 54-year-old Mr. Chabbewal, who is a legislator from Chabbewal assembly constituency in Hoshiarpur district, posted on X, "Resigned today from INC and Legislative Assembly Punjab."

"I tender my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress with immediate effect," wrote Mr. Chabbewal in his letter to the Congress president, which he also posted on X.