Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will be visiting Punjab on Monday ahead of next year's assembly elections.
"Punjab wants change. The only hope is the Aam Aadmi Party. See you tomorrow at Amritsar," Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in Punjabi.
Arvind Kejriwal's visit to Punjab comes as his party suffered a massive setback after Punjab Ekta Party, led by former AAP leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira, announced its merger with the Congress on Thursday.
Khaira, who after quitting the Congress had joined the AAP in December 2015 and formed Punjabi Ekta Party, said that for the last one year tried his best to "unite all like-minded leaders" on one platform, to create a Punjab centric regional force but unfortunately he couldn't succeed for various reasons best not disclosed.
Calling AAP chief a 'double faceted and a hypocrite leader', said that joining the AAP was a "political blunder" and he had presumed that Kejriwal would honestly bring about a qualitative change in the political culture of India.
Khaira, the former leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly, said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is a "one-man show" and his quitting the Congress to join the Arvind Kejriwal-led party in 2015 was a "mistake".
Khaira, an MLA from Bholath, along with Jagdev Singh Kamalu (MLA from Maur in Bathinda district) and Pirmal Singh Khalsa (MLA from Bhadaur in Barnala district), met Gandhi and joined the Congress formally.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat and the party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala were also present on the occasion.
"The AAP is only a one-man show and there is nothing beyond Arvind Kejriwal in the party," Khaira told reporters after meeting Gandhi at his Tuglaq Lane residence.
Khaira said he is rejoining his old party and reposed his faith in the leadership of Gandhi.
(With inputs from Agencies)
