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Two Congress leaders, Ram Singh Netaji and Vinay Mishra, joined Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday, just weeks ahead of the February 8 assembly elections. Vinay Mishra is the son of former Congress MP Mahabal Mishra. Ram Singh Netaji is a former MLA. They joined AAP in the presence of its national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and party leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh. Mr Netaji began as an independent candidate and was elected the second time as a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member.Two others, Jai Bhagwan Upkar and Naveen Dipu Chaudhary, also joined AAP, which has 67 of 70 seats in the current Delhi assembly.Mr Netaji said he had decided to leave the Congress as he was "impressed" by the work done by the AAP government.Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, said people were leaving Congress as they were influenced by the policies of AAP and the work of the Delhi government. "They are warmly welcomed in the Aam Aadmi Party," he said.Election to the 70-member Delhi assembly will be held on February 8 and the results will declared on February 11.Earlier last week, another senior Congress leader in Delhi, Shoaib Iqbal, joined AAP. Shoaib Iqbal is a five-time MLA from Matia Mahal and among the Congress's top leaders in the capital.

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