Ex mayor of Chandigarh and senior Congress leader Poonam Sharma joins BJP

Ex mayor of Chandigarh and senior Congress leader Poonam Sharma joins BJP In a major blow to the city Congress, former Mayor Poonam Sharma, a close aide of Navjot Kaur Sidhu, joined Bhartiya Janta Party on Tuesday. She was denied the party ticket for the city Lok Sabha seat. Also Read: Sukhbir Singh Badal thanked party for reposing faith in him as party candidate from Ferozepur [caption id="attachment_289325" align="aligncenter"] Ex mayor of Chandigarh and senior Congress leader Poonam Sharma joins BJP[/caption] Poonam Sharam joined the party in the presence of BJP's Punjab election in-charge and MP Kirron Kher. She is said to be unhappy with the Congress, particularly former MP and the party candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal. Also Read: AAP capable of winning all seats in Delhi on its own: Gopal Rai [caption id="attachment_289327" align="aligncenter"] Ex mayor of Chandigarh and senior Congress leader Poonam Sharma joins BJP[/caption] A senior BJP leader said, “She has been a disgruntled leader in the Congress. Our leaders and she got in touch with each other. It is also a sign of dissent against Bansal’s nomination. She, along with her supporters, will join us and it will be beneficial for our party.” -PTC NEWS