January 27, 2024
Welcomed into party fold by Sukhbir Singh Badal
ETTV / Chandigarh
In a jolt to the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in Punjab, its prominent sikh face in the state Maj Ravinder Singh Shergill quit the party and joined Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Maj Shergill was welcomed into the SAD by party supremo Sukhbir Singh Badal and former cabinet minister Anil Joshi.
Notably Maj Ravinder Singh Shergill joined BJP in 2004 and for last two decades has been holding various important posts in the saffron party. Besides remaining media incharge of BJP Punjab for two tenures , Maj Shergill twice has remained election incharge of Amritsar Loksabha and interestingly he also was political adviser of famous sportsperson and politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and exMP Shwait Malik too.
BJP SAD SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU SHWAIT MALIK