CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suffered another exit in Punjab, with Sukhdeep Singh Chhina, Director of the Punjab Dairy Development Board, resigning from all party positions and the party’s primary membership.Chhina submitted his resignation to AAP Punjab president Aman Arora, formally announcing his decision to sever ties with the party.In his resignation letter addressed to Arora, Chhina wrote: “I, Sukhdeep Singh Chhina, hereby tender my resignation from all positions held in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and also relinquish my primary membership of the party.”The letter does not specify a reason for his decision. Chhina has announced his resignation from party positions and primary membership; the statement provided does not mention whether he is also stepping down as Director of the Punjab Dairy Development Board.
AAP faces a series of exits in Punjab
Chhina’s resignation comes amid a series of departures from the AAP in Punjab. Earlier this month, two party MLAs, Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, resigned from the party’s primary membership, a day after AAP announced its first list of 40 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.The two resignations came as the party began preparations for the next Assembly polls. AAP has also faced political criticism and dissent from within its Punjab unit in recent weeks.(With agency inputs)
