Former J&K Minister, Ex-Legislator Join AAP With Over 100 Local Leaders
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Former J&K minister Yash Paul Kundal, ex-legislator Balwant Singh Mankotia were among the prominent faces who joined AAP.
In a boost to the Aam Aadmi Party's plan to strengthen its base in Jammu and Kashmir, a former state minister, an ex-MLA and a former Congress leader joined the party in New Delhi on Friday.
Along with them, more than hundred local leaders including village heads, block development council (BDC) members and district development council (DDC) members also joined the party.
They were officially inducted into the AAP by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Environment Minister Gopal Rai in the presence of Durgesh Pathak, in-charge of party's political affairs in Jammu and Kashmir, and other leaders at the party headquarters.
Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Yash Paul Kundal, ex-legislator Balwant Singh Mankotia, DDC member Taranjit Singh Tony and former Congress leader Surinder Singh Shingari were among the prominent faces who joined the Arvind Kejriwal-led party.