2 min readChandigarhApr 27, 2026 03:33 PM IST
First published on: Apr 27, 2026 at 03:33 PM IST
Punjab Power Minister Sanjiv Arora, who was raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) two weeks ago, said on Monday that he is firmly with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and will continue to do so.
Reacting to the exodus of Raghav Chadha and six other Rajya Sabha MPs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sanjiv Arora said, “Our national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann have already spoken about them. Whatever they have said is exactly my view about them.”
Addressing media persons in Chandigarh after returning from abroad, the AAP leader said, “I was not approached by anyone. I spoke to Raghav Chadha eight months ago.”
Asked whether he was scared of the ED, he said in jest, “I will seek the media’s help in case they try to scare me.”
As Sanjiv Arora had not given any statement on the issue of AAP MPs joining the BJP, the Opposition in Punjab had claimed that he was also headed to the saffron party.
SAD leader Bikram Majithia had written on X that both ‘Aroras’ in the AAP were quitting, referring to AAP state president Aman Arora and Sanjiv Arora. Aman Arora had also said that he was not headed anywhere.
On ED raids on him, Sanjiv Arora said, “I was in flight when the ED raided my house. I had given my reaction on X. I had stated that I would cooperate with the probe.”
Speaking on the issue of power shortage in the state, Sanjiv Arora said, “This has happened due to a sudden rise in temperature. The demand has gone up by 4,000 MW. The consumption is 12,000 MW currently.”
“We are a power surplus state. But the demand is unprecedented. We have no dearth of coal supply. All our thermal plants have coal reserves to last 28 to 45 days. We are purchasing 1500 MW of power every day. Hence, the shortage will be taken care of,” he added.
The minister assured that there would be no power cut after May 1.
File photo of Sanjiv Arora (right). 
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