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The resignation of Sheetal Angural who rebelled from the Aam Aadmi Party and joined the BJP was accepted

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Angural had applied to withdraw his resignation as soon as the elections were over. Along with this, the Jalandhar West seat has now become vacant.(Phhoto: Facebook/Sheetal Angural MLA)

Sheetal Angural, MLA from Jalandhar West of Punjab, has received a big blow. Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwa has accepted his resignation, Angural had applied to withdraw his resignation as soon as the elections were over. Along with this, the Jalandhar West seat has now become vacant.

It may be mentioned that Sheetal Angural left the Aam Aadmi Party and joined the BJP on March 27, but as soon as the Lok Sabha elections ended, she left the Bharatiya Janata Party and removed the 'Modi da Parivar' tag from her social media page. put on

When asked if he is still with the BJP, Angural refused to comment. He said that he will go to the Punjab-Haryana High Court against the resignation.

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