BJP's Faridkot district chief resigns, joins Akali Dal
Vijay Chhabra, the BJP president of Punjab's Faridkot district, quit the party on Wednesday to join the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the presence of SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. Chhabra said, "I have quit the party to express my support to farmers and Punjabiyat." He quit the BJP ahead of the municipal polls in Punjab.