In a major development, Congress councillor from Ward Number 47 Manmeet Kaur on Monday joined the Aam Aadmi Party. Manmeet Kaur joined AAP after the Jalandhar MC Elections 2024 Results were announced on Saturday. In the Jalandhar MC Elections 2024, AAP emerged out to be the single largest party by securing 38 out of 85 wards but it missed the majority mark of 43. With the inclusion of Manmeet Kaur, AAP has now a lead on a total of 41 seats. Meaning, AAP is just 2 seat away from securing the majority mark. The majority mark will ensure that the Mayor of Jalandhar will be from Aam Aadmi Party.
Notably, Local Body Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh and AAP Jalandhar MLA Mohinder Bhagat were present when Manmeet Kaur joined the party. On Sunday evening, 2 councillors joined the party pushing its winning seats tally to 41. Independent candidate winner from Ward 81 Seema Badhan and Congress candidate from Ward 65 Parveen Wasan joined AAP.