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UNBELIEVABLE: Four senior punjab congress leaders join bjp - The Untold Story

Bharatiya Janata Party Balbir Singh Sidhu Punjab

Punjab Congress on Saturday suffered a jolt after five senior party leaders including four former ministers left the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in Chandigarh.

The former ministers who joined the BJP include — Balbir Singh Sidhu, Sunder Sham Arora, Raj Kumar Verka and Gurpreet Singh Kangar. Besides, former Congress MLA from Barnala Kewal Dhillon also joined the BJP.

Mr. Balbir Sidhu was the health minister in the previous Congress government, while Sunder Sham Arora was the industry and commerce minister. Gurpreet Kangar held the position of the revenue minister while Mr. Verka was the minister for social justice and empowerment and minorities in the previous government.

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