<span style="color: #222222;">In Punjab, many prominent Congress leaders joined Bhartiya Janta Party today. They joined in the presence of  Incharge Punjab Party Affairs Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Punjab BJP President Ashwani Sharma and Senior leader Tarun Chugh, Sunil Jakhar, and others at the party regional headquarters at Chandigarh.<br />'' <br />'' Those who joined BJP include former Congress Ministers Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu,  Shyam Sunder Arora, congress leaders Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Kewal Dhillon, Amrik Dhillon, former Shiromani Akali Dal leaders Sarup Chand Singla and Mohinder Kaur Josh.<br />''<br />''Former Congress Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu's brother  Amarjit Singh Sidhu, who is the mayor of Mohali Corporation also joined BJP.</span>