Sources in the BJP claimed that, Gill was allegedly pressured to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which led to his sudden, late-night switch to the saffron party.”That is why he joined BJP abruptly. And by morning, the Vigilance Bureau was at his door-step,” said a BJP leader who was present during Gill’s induction into the party.He had recently resigned from the primary membership of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). He was once considered a close confidant of SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal.Gill had earlier claimed that loyal party workers in the SAD were being sidelined, while outsiders were gaining prominence in the constituency.Sources said that Gill is a strong contender for the party ticket from the Kharar Assembly seat in the next elections. He had unsuccessfully contested from the Kharar Assembly seat in the 2017 and 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.
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