Punjab Congress MLA Dropped For Sonu Sood's Sister Seen At BJP Office
NDTV
Punjab assembly elections are slated in a single phase on February 14 and the results will be out on March 10.
Harjot Kamal, the Congress MLA from Punjab's Moga who was said to be unhappy that his seat was given to actor Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood just weeks ahead of the state elections, is likely to join the BJP soon, sources said.
Mr Kamal arrived at the BJP office in Chandigarh and was seen greeting leaders there.
Actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood had joined the Congress in Moga on Monday.
Asked if Malvika Sood will fight the election from the constituency, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had replied, "Is there anything left to say now", indicating that she is the party's choice.
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