Punjab Congress president Pargat Singh called AAP a “sinking ship” after three sitting MLAs joined the BJP ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. Punjab Congress President Pargat Singh criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on November 3 after three of its sitting MLAs from Punjab joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), describing the event as indicative of a weakening government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.