New Delhi [India], March 27 (HBTV): In a setback to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, it’s Member of Parliament from Jalandhar, Sushil Kumar Rinku; and Jalandhar West’s MLA Sheetal Angural joined the BJP on Wednesday. 

Welcoming the two legislators to the BJP, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the BJP is the largest political party in the world and people from different walks of life are joining it. 

"BJP is the largest political party in the world. People from different walks of life are joining our family. I welcome Sushil Kumar Rinku and Sheetal Angural to the party. The situation is changing in Punjab and we all will work together to make India developed by 2047," Puri told reporters.  

Rinku said that he had taken this decision for the development of Jalandhar. 

"I have taken this decision for the development of Jalandhar. We will take Jalandhar forward. We will bring all the projects of the Central government to Jalandhar," he said.  

Rinku also alleged that no development work has been done in Punjab by the AAP government.

"No development work has been done in Punjab by the AAP government. On the other hand, I am impressed by the developmental work initiated by PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia also helped me a lot in the developmental work I have done in the Jalandhar constituency," Rinku said.   

Also, Sheetal Angural put out a statement saying that he has resigned from all the responsibilities he had in the AAP.

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.