In a setback to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab in the run-up to the parliamentary election, its lone Lok Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Rinku and Sheetal Angural joined the BJP.
Two MPs of Congress - Ravneet Singh Bittu and Preneet Kaur - also joined the BJP.
Meanwhile for BJP, its talks with former ally SAD broke down and the party announced to fight the Lok Sabha elections alone.