Mohinder Bhagat

Mohinder Bhagat
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
13 July 2024
Preceded bySheetal Angural
ConstituencyJalandhar
Personal details
PartyBhartiya Janata Party Aam Aadmi Party
Parent

Mohinder Bhagat is an Indian politician from Punjab. He is the elected MLA from Jalandhar West on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket. He was previously associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]

Mohinder won the seat by a margin of 55k:17k votes in the by elections of 2024, defeating his own ex-colleague Sheetal Angural who joined Bhartiya Janta Party just before the Lok sabha elections 2024. The latter felt cheated by BJP during the elections that led to his huge defeat. Bhagat was previously a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and had contested the 2017 and 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election on a BJP ticket from Jalandhar West Assembly constituency.[4]

References

  1. ^ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-leader-mohinder-bhagat-joins-aap-ahead-of-jalandhar-lok-sabha-bypoll-3948725
  2. ^ PTI (13 July 2024). "Jalandhar West Assembly bypoll result: AAP's Mohinder Bhagat wins in Punjab". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ Sharma, Sheenu; Pareenja, Puneet (13 July 2024). "Assembly bypolls: AAP's Mohinder Bhagat wins Jalandhar West seat by margin of over 38,000 votes". India TV News. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-leader-mohinder-bhagat-joins-aap-ahead-of-jalandhar-lok-sabha-bypoll-3948725