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94 AAP MLAs in House, but 95 sign petition to President: Who is 95th ‘AAP MLA’ Sukhwinder Sukhi

The Indian Express·Kanchan Vasdev·28 days ago
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As he emerged from a meeting with President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said he has submitted a memorandum, signed by 95 MLAs, seeking recall of party’s six of the seven Rajya Sabha MPs who switched over to BJP. Mann’s statement sparked a buzz as the AAP has 94 MLAs in the 117-member Punjab Vidhan Sabha with sources later clarifying that he referring to Dr Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi. Elected from Banga as a Shiromani Akali Dal candidate in 2022, Sukhi joined the AAP on August 12, 2024. While he submitted his resignation from the SAD, it has not yet been formally accepted by the Assembly, meaning he technically continues to remain an Akali Dal MLA. Sukhi was not a part of the delegation of MLAs led by Mann that went to national Capital. He also did not attend a special session of Vidhan Sabha called last week in which Mann tabled a confidence motion and won.…

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