Punjab AAP unit to support Kejriwal, other politicians miffed: 10 updates

Former Punjab minister and SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia withdrew his defamation suit after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal offered written apology over 'unfounded' allegations levelled for years

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's apology to a SAD leader for accusing him of drugs trade pushed the party's Punjab unit into a crisis as the state leadership contemplated breaking away and forming a separate unit, saying the "meek surrender" was painful and very unfortunate.

Kejriwal's apology to former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia triggered upheaval in the state unit as AAP's Punjab unit president and co-president Bhagwant Mann and Aman Arora resigned their posts.

In a further jolt, the Lok Insaf Party (LIP), their ally in the state, announced to break its alliance with AAP in the wake of