According to the BJP, Bungalow No. 50 of the Punjab government, in Chandigarh’s Sector 2, is Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s new ‘Sheesh Mahal’. With that, another lore has been added to a residence spread over two acres, located a stone’s throw away from the Punjab Chief Minister’s residence, that has long been more than just an address in the state, and often at the heart of its political ups and downs.

The Opposition says that Kejriwal, who has been coming to Punjab frequently since he lost his Delhi chief ministership to the BJP , has converted the bungalow into a “palatial” base for his visits to Chandigarh . The AAP denies the claims.

Over the years, Bungalow No. 50 has been fashioned by different governments for different purposes: to house a former

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