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Raghav Chadha, Six Other Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs Join BJP
The MPs cited internal party rifts and removal from key positions as reasons for their departure, according to Chadha.
- On Friday, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha announced that two-thirds of Aam Aadmi Party members in the Upper House are merging with the Bharatiya Janata Party .
- After serving the AAP for 15 years, Chadha cited internal suppression and ideological drift, pointing to his removal as deputy leader on April 2, when Ashok Mittal assumed the role.
- Joining Chadha and Mittal are Sandeep Pathak, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikram Sahney, and Swati Maliwal, who are exercising constitutional provisions to legally unite with the BJP.
- AAP MP Sanjay Singh responded during a separate press conference, labeling the defectors 'traitors' and declaring that Punjab would not forgive the seven MPs for 'stabbing' the people in the back.
- The mass defection represents a significant setback for the party's Rajya Sabha influence, as Chadha hinted that additional AAP leaders could soon follow the group in joining the BJP.
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Several Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, have announced their intention to leave the AAP and join the BJP. The claim that two-thirds of the MPs are merging with the BJP has led to a major split and deepening internal crisis within the AAP.
Raghav Chadha, six other Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs join BJP
Seven Rajya Sabha MPs of the Aam Aadmi Party, including Raghav Chadha, have resigned and joined the BJP. Chadha announced that two-thirds of the party's Rajya Sabha MPs are leaving, with Harbhajan Singh and Swati Maliwal also quitting.
·New Delhi, India
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