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Punjab Cabinet Minister Aman Arora. (File Photo)
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) successful Punjab is apt to regenerate Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann arsenic its authorities president with Cabinet curate Aman Arora, The Indian Express has learnt. Arora whitethorn beryllium appointed arsenic the AAP convenor arsenic soon arsenic Friday, a time aft the by-elections to the 4 Punjab Assembly seats were held.
“The alteration is apt to beryllium announced contiguous successful each probability. The AAP wanted to sanction a Hindu person to clasp the reins of the enactment successful the state,” said a root privy to the discussions wrong the Aam Adam Party.
This volition besides travel aft the Lok Sabha predetermination results erstwhile it was believed that the Hindu voters shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The AAP got 26.2 per cent of ballot stock during the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and the BJP got 18 per cent votes. In the Punjab Assembly elections 2022, the AAP got 42 per cent votes, and the BJP got 6.6 per cent votes.
Bhagwant Mann himself indicated this alteration successful October portion speaking to the media connected the sidelines of an predetermination rally astatine Chabbewal during a by-election campaign. “I person been the president of the AAP successful Punjab for the past 7 years. Working connected 2 posts adds to the unit connected the CM. As the main minister, I person immense responsibilities, overseeing 13-14 departments,” Mann said astatine that time.
“While I person been fulfilling my duties arsenic the authorities president with afloat dedication, I judge the AAP needs a dedicated president to grip enactment responsibilities full-time. I volition sermon the assignment of a full-time AAP authorities portion president with the enactment precocious bid truthful that responsibilities tin beryllium distributed.”
Mann was archetypal appointed the AAP Punjab convener successful May 2017, aft the debacle of the enactment successful the Assembly elections that year. However, helium resigned successful March 2018 successful protestation a time aft Arvind Kejriwal apologised to Bikram Singh Majithia successful a defamation lawsuit for making mendacious allegations astir the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader’s engagement successful drugs trade.
He was appointed the AAP Punjab convener again successful January 2019. Even aft taking implicit arsenic the main curate successful March 2022, helium continued to clasp some posts. It was seen arsenic a precedent acceptable by Arvind Kejriwal, who remained the Delhi CM and the nationalist convener of the AAP until helium stepped down arsenic the CM.
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