Punjab Assembly polls: Congress MLA Harjot Kamal joins BJP after Sonu Sood's sister Malvika fielded from his seat

Congress on Saturday released its first list of 86 candidates for the February 14 state assembly polls and gave a ticket to Malvika Sood Sachar from the Moga assembly seat.

Chandigarh: After the Congress denied a ticket to him for the upcoming Punjab assembly polls, Moga MLA Harjot Kamal on Saturday joined the BJP here in the presence of its senior leadership, including Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

The Congress on Saturday released its first list of 86 candidates for the February 14 state assembly polls, refusing tickets to four sitting legislators, including Kamal.

The ruling party gave a ticket to Malvika Sood Sachar, the sister of actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood, from the Moga assembly seat.