Ex mayor of Chandigarh and senior Congress leader Poonam Sharma joins BJP

Ex mayor of Chandigarh and senior Congress leader Poonam Sharma joins BJP

In a major blow to the city Congress, former Mayor Poonam Sharma, a close aide of Navjot Kaur Sidhu, joined Bhartiya Janta Party on Tuesday. She was denied the party ticket for the city Lok Sabha seat.

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Ex mayor of Chandigarh and senior Congress leader Poonam Sharma joins BJP

Poonam Sharam joined the party in the presence of BJP's Punjab election in-charge and MP Kirron Kher. She is said to be unhappy with the Congress, particularly former MP and the party candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal.

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Ex mayor of Chandigarh and senior Congress leader Poonam Sharma joins BJP

A senior BJP leader said, “She has been a disgruntled leader in the Congress. Our leaders and she got in touch with each other. It is also a sign of dissent against Bansal’s nomination. She, along with her supporters, will join us and it will be beneficial for our party.”

-PTC NEWS