Chandigarh, April 23 -- /

In a surprising twist of political allegiances, Punjab Congress' former heavyweight and seasoned parliamentarian Mohinder Singh Kaypee on Monday made a dramatic leap across party lines to join the ranks of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Amidst a flurry of recent defections shaking up the state's political landscape, Kaypee's decision to switch sides has injected fresh intrigue into the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, with the former Jalandhar MP now poised to contest from the pivotal Jalandhar constituency under the SAD banner.

Kaypee's decision dealt another blow to the Congress just two days after Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, the wife of the late Congress MP from Jalandhar Santokh Chaudhary, joined the BJP in New Del...