Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar ‘resigns’

Following the Lok Sabha elections, Jakhar had noticeably reduced his engagement successful authorities politics. His past nationalist quality was connected September 3 astatine a BJP authorities gathering successful Chandigarh, which marked the commencement of the party’s rank drive.

Jakhar had antecedently resigned from the Congress successful May 2022, wherever helium had served arsenic the authorities president, earlier joining the BJP aboriginal that aforesaid month. By July 4, 2022, helium was appointed arsenic the BJP’s Punjab president.

There has been discontent wrong the BJP, with long-standing members reportedly unhappy astir the influx of erstwhile Congress leaders into the enactment and their consequent appointments to cardinal roles. “We volition not let Congressism to infiltrate the BJP,” a elder BJP person told The Indian Express.

Rumours person circulated regarding strained relations betwixt Jakhar and national curate of authorities Ravneet Singh Bittu, arsenic good arsenic with BJP person Rana Sodhi, who won the Ferozepur Lok Sabha seat. Both Jakhar and Sodhi had been successful the Congress together. Jakhar’s lack from a BJP authorities assemblage gathering connected Thursday, held to sermon the rank thrust successful Chandigarh, has intensified speculation astir his resignation.

Although galore BJP leaders person been actively campaigning successful Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, Jakhar has been noticeably absent from these efforts.

Anil Sarin, BJP’s authorities wide secretary, dismissed the resignation reports arsenic “completely baseless.” He added, “Jakhar did not be yesterday’s meeting, but it wasn’t mandatory for him to bash so. He has nary differences with anyone successful the party, and everything is fine.” However, BJP authorities vice-president Harjeet Singh Grewal refrained from commenting connected the matter, saying only, “Everything volition beryllium alright soon.”