Jitendra Singh Shunty, a Padma Shri awardee, on Thursday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the presence of Arvind Kejriwal. Incidentally, his joining comes just an hour after Ram Niwas Goel's retirement. Jitender Singh Shunty was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly from Shahdara from Bhartiya Janta Party in 2013.