Patiala, August 22, 2016: In a major setback to Aam Aadmi Party, a large number of youth, mostly the students today left the party and have joined the Congress in Chandigarh today.
The students identified with the Bhalwan Group met Capt Amarinder Singh at his Chandigarh residence today and expressed their full support for the party in the ensuing elections to the Punjab Assembly.
Prominent among those who met Capt Amarinder included Mannu Buttar, Simarjit Singh and Harman Sandhu who had recently joined AAP in a rally at Green Park, Patiala.
All the 30 members of the Bhalwan Group who met Capt Amarinder Singh had also joined AAP along with Mannu Buttar.
Capt Amarinder Singh welcomed them in the Congress party. The students were accompanied by Swinder Singh Chadha and Gurkirpal Singh from Patiala.