Chandigarh, Oct 13 (PTI) Former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Jagdeep Singh Cheema joined the BJP in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini here on Monday.

Cheema is the son of former Punjab minister Randhir Singh Cheema. He unsuccessfully contested assembly elections from Amloh in 2012 and Fatehgarh Sahib in 2022 on a SAD ticket.

Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu and Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma also attended Cheema's joining ceremony.

Welcoming Cheema into the BJP, Sharma said people who want to see Punjab's development and progress are keen to connect with the party.

Attacking the AAP government, he claimed it has done nothing for the development of Punjab since coming to power in 2022.

He said the Bhagwant Mann government has "failed" to keep i

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