Following a major defeat in the Delhi elections, Punjab Congress leader and LoP Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday, 9th February, said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) might face a potential split. He said that around 30 AAP MLAs have maintained good relations with the Punjab Congress and are in touch with the party for the past year. He also indicated that these MLAs are ready to switch sides.
“Now, the AAP Delhi leadership will tighten its control on Punjab, and CM Mann will not tolerate it. A leadership battle will ensue in the AAP over controlling the government in Punjab, and this will lead to a split,” he said.
“AAP MLAs have been in touch with me for a long time as after the Delhi debacle they know they are not coming back. The Punjab leadership is already at odds with Delhi, which is running the show in Punjab. A vertical split is on the cards,” he said further adding that now the AAP Punjab and AAP Delhi are fighting with each other.
He also said that Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann might follow the footsteps of former Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde who parted ways with Uddhav Thackeray citing ideological differences.
