On Tuesday, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of Punjab met President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi to request the recall of seven Rajya Sabha members who recently left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mann, accompanied by AAP MLAs, submitted a representation highlighting that these members, who constitute two-thirds of AAP's total strength in the Upper House, violated constitutional provisions by defecting. The defectors, including prominent figures like Raghav Chadha, accused the AAP government of vendetta politics, claiming they were being targeted for their decision to leave the party. Chadha emphasized that the AAP is misusing state machinery to harass them, while Mann defended the government's actions, asserting that joining the BJP would not shield the defectors from legal accountability. The AAP's response involved a show of solidarity among its remaining MLAs, who traveled to Delhi to express their discontent with the defectors. Mann's appeal for the recall of the MPs has been interpreted as a demonstration of the party's strength amid concerns about its stability following the defections. Both sides continue to exchange allegations, with Chadha warning of further targeting by the Punjab government.