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Kejriwal apologises to Majithia; AAP, SAD-BJP leaders upset; 10 highlights

Kejriwal also earned the wrath of the ruling Congress and SAD-BJP leaders

Arvind Kejriwal, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi CM
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at the swearing-in ceremony of Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.

BS Web Team New Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's apology to a SAD leader for accusing him of drugs trade pushed the party's Punjab unit into a crisis as the state leadership contemplated breaking away and forming a separate unit, saying the "meek surrender" was painful and very unfortunate.

Kejriwal's apology to former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia triggered an upheaval in the state unit as AAP's Punjab unit president and co-president Bhagwant Mann and Aman Arora resigned their posts.

In a further jolt, the Lok Insaf Party (LIP), their ally in the state, announced to break its alliance with AAP in the wake