Chandigarh, July 29 -- A close aide of MP Manish Tewari, former president of NSUI, Youth Congress, general secretary (Chandigarh Congress) and consecutive two-term councillor, Chander Mukhi Sharma re-joined Congress on Monday. He was earlier expelled from the party in 2016 for a period of six years and had joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 2019. He quit the AAP today and joined the Congress in presence of AICC national president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi.

When contacted, Chandigarh Congress president HS Lucky said Chander Mukhi had helped Manish Tewari win Parliamentary elections in 2024. Sharma is a prominent face on the city's political landscape.

On returning to Congress, Chander Mukhi said that it is a homecoming for him. "Now I...