Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak quit AAP to Join BJP

Raghav Chadha has announced that he will join the BJP along with several other AAP MPs in Rajya Sabha, dealing a major blow to the Arvind Kejriwal-led party, weeks after he was demoted in the party. "We have decided that we, the 2/3rd members belonging to the AAP in Rajya Sabha, exercise the provisions of the Constitution of India and merge ourselves with the BJP."

VIDEO | Delhi: During a press conference, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) says, “The Aam Aadmi Party, which I nurtured with my blood and sweat and to which I gave 15 years of my youth, has now completely deviated from its principles, values, and core morals. The… pic.twitter.com/l8J9e9gspF

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VIDEO | Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) says, “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government has taken several strong decisions that earlier leaders were perhaps hesitant to take, whether it is uprooting terrorism or bringing India… pic.twitter.com/AFAgSkvmSy

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Raghav Chadha, Ashok Kumar Mittal and Sandeep Pathak have been serving as Rajya Sabha members from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) since 2022. Raghav Chadha said, “The Aam Aadmi Party, which I nurtured with my blood and sweat and to which I gave 15 years of my youth, has now completely deviated from its principles, values, and core morals. The party is no longer working for the country or in the national interest, but for personal gain. Many of you have been telling me this for the past few years, and I too have personally felt that I am the right man in the wrong party. I repeat, ‘I am the right man in the wrong party.’ Therefore, today I announce that I am distancing myself from the Aam Aadmi Party and going to the people.”