31 sarpanches among 46 Gurdaspur AAP leaders join BJP in Chandigarh

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has claimed a boost to its organisation in Punjab after 46 leaders from Dinanagar in Gurdaspur district joined the party at an event in Chandigarh under the leadership of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Youth Wing state joint secretary Angrez Singh.

Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon welcomed the new members and assured them of respect and recognition within the party.

BJP state general secretaries Anil Sareen and Rajnish Dhiman, Fatehjang Bajwa and state media head Vineet Joshi were also present at the event.

Addressing the gathering, Dhillon said the entry of village-level representatives would help strengthen the party’s grassroots presence and expand its activities across the region.

The BJP said those who joined included 31 sarpanches, panches, block-level office-bearers and other local leaders.

Among the sarpanches who joined were Ajit Singh of Mailhan, Darshan Singh of Tanda, Bir Singh of Khairpur, Baldev Raj of Nukeria, Raja Singh of Nengal Dole, Bunty of Bathowal, Narinder Singh of Deda, Kamal of Rawal, Ashok Kumar of Miyani and Kewal Krishan of Taruwal.

Others included Karnail Singh of Dodra, Sabi of Pasth, Mikha of Serkian, Ashwani Kumar of Chadigar, Nishan Singh of Bingar, Kulwinder Singh of Talwandi, Satnam Singh of Madhepur, Kulwinder Singh of Rekhpur, Jagtar Singh of Malukchak and Saurav of Bhagwanpur.

The list also included Mahinder Singh of Nanowal, Vasudev Singh of Takarpur, Ashwani Kumar of Shri Rampur, Fauja Singh of Bazigor, Narinder Pal of Baupur, Danny of Ramnagar, Narinder Singh of Singarawal, Surinder Kumar of Chhoti, Bhupinder Singh of Sandhalpur, Pritam Singh of Hussainpur and Rajinder Singh Lucky of Kujipur. Former sarpanch Naveen Saini also joined the party.

Other entrants included Pawan Kumar, Satnam Singh, Suresh Kumar and Pavittar Singh, who are associated with panchayat membership, along with Ranjit Singh, Samerjit Singh and Bunty, both identified as block presidents.

Lakhwinder Singh and Sonu, both circle presidents, also joined, along with Jarnail Singh, a district vice-president and ex-serviceman, and several youth wing and block-level office-bearers, including Jobanpreet Singh, Mintoo Pathania, Manpreet Singh and Harjinder Singh.

BJP leaders said the new members would contribute to the party’s organisational work and public outreach. Those joining expressed their commitment to working with the party.