Overview
- More than 200 Panjab University–linked students from the Hindustan Students Association joined the BJP at its Punjab headquarters in Chandigarh in the presence of Nayab Singh Saini, according to multiple reports.
- At events in Amritsar and Ludhiana, Saini accused the AAP government of failing to curb drugs and crime and said “gangster culture” would be wiped out if the BJP forms a government in 2027.
- AAP MLAs and leaders staged black-flag protests at both stops, branding the BJP anti-Punjab and alleging the Centre withheld funds for state services.
- AAP later claimed some new BJP inductees showcased in Chandigarh were from Haryana rather than Punjab, a charge reported as the party’s allegation without independent verification in the coverage.
- Saini said the Punjab government is trying to obstruct his programmes, cited Haryana’s property attachments against narcotics networks, and mobilised community and student outreach as the BJP builds toward the 2027 state polls.