India, July 26 -- MLA's brief exit and returnhighlight leadership tensionsand internal discord as AAPstruggles ahead of 2027 polls

Chandigarh: Even as artist-turned-politician Anmol Gagan Maan withdrew her resignation from the Kharar Assembly seat within 24 hours, the episode has laid bare the deepening rifts within the Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), posing a formidable challenge to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the party's Delhi-based high command.

The sudden resignation-made public on July 19 in an emotionally charged social media post-caught party leaders off guard. Anmol, once a Cabinet minister and prominent AAP face, described herself as "heartbroken" and announced her decision to quit active politics altogether.

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