Overview
- Two AAP MLAs, Chetan Singh Jouramajra of Samana and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra of Sanour, resigned from the party's primary membership on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026.
- The departures came a day after AAP published its first tranche of 40 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections and follow local organizational moves tied to ticket allocation.
- Pathanmajra sent his resignation letter to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal while Jouramajra announced his decision in a social media post.
- Pathanmajra has an active rape case that included an arrest in Gwalior in March and regular bail from the Punjab and Haryana High Court in May, a legal backdrop to his resignation.
- The exits weaken AAP's organisational position in Patiala district, raise uncertainty over whether the MLAs will contest elsewhere or join other fronts, and put pressure on the party to finalise candidates for Samana and Sanour quickly.