New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party suffered another blow on Monday when its key strategist and critic Gyan Singh Mann joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. comes as a trick Punjab Voting is scheduled for civic polls later this month and state assembly elections next year.Gyan, who is also Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s cousin, joined BJP In the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini and Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar.Gyan was a vocal critic of the AAP government and openly questioned many of its decisions and policies. Last year, he had criticized the controversial Land Pooling Policy 2025 of the AAP government.This comes when AAP is facing a major crisis in the Rajya Sabha after 7 out of 10 of its MPs, including Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak, decided to merge with the BJP.BJP is trying to make inroads in Punjab as the saffron party has not yet formed a government in the state. AAP has accused the party of running “Operation Lotus” as apprehensions remain over the possibility of more leaders switching sides.