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lok sabha election 2024 : Before the Lok Sabha elections, Aam Aadmi Party (Aam Aadmi Party – Punjab) has suffered a big setback in Punjab. Reports have emerged that AAP's only MP in Punjab Sushil Kumar Rinku and Jalandhar East MLA Sheetal Angural will soon join BJP. Earlier there were speculations that both the leaders would join BJP, however both the leaders have termed these speculations as mere rumours. Earlier, Congress leader in Punjab Ravneet Bittu resigned from the party and joined BJP.
Sushil Kumar Rinku was earlier in Congress
In Punjab, both Aam Aadmi Party and Congress are going to contest the elections alone. It is said that Sushil Kumar Rinku was earlier in Congress and had won the assembly elections from Jalandhar West seat in 2017. Aam Aadmi Party has made Rinku its candidate in the by-election to be held on Jalandhar seat in 2023 and he has been representing this seat for the last one year.
Election Commission announced the election dates on Saturday
It is noteworthy that on Saturday, March 16, along with announcing the dates of Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Election Commission has also announced the schedule of assembly elections and by-elections of some states. Voting for the Lok Sabha elections in the country will be held in seven phases from April 19, while the results will be declared on June 4. Apart from this, assembly elections are also to be held in four states, in Andhra Pradesh on 13 May, in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh on 19 April, while in Odisha, voting will be held in four phases on 13 May, 20 May, 25 May and 1 June. , At the same time, by-elections on five assembly seats of Gujarat (Gujrat ByElection Date) will also be held on 7th May. A total of 96.88 crore voters are registered in the country in this election. The Election Commission had decided to declare the results of all these elections on June 4, but later it changed the dates of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and decided to declare the results on June 2.