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- Raghav Chadha and six AAP Rajya Sabha MPs resigned and announced a “constitutional merger” with the BJP, marking one of the biggest defections in AAP’s history.
- Chadha’s move is striking given his past as a vocal BJP critic—targeting PM Modi, Amit Shah, economic policies, and alleged misuse of central agencies.
- Sanjay Singh accused the defectors of “betrayal,” linking the move to “Operation Lotus” and alleging misuse of agencies like ED and CBI to destabilise the Punjab government.
In a dramatic political turn that could reshape equations in the Rajya Sabha, Raghav Chadha on Friday announced his resignation from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), along with six other MPs, and declared their decision to merge with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The move, framed by Chadha as a “constitutional merger” backed by two-thirds of AAP’s Upper House members, marks one of the most significant defections the party has faced since its inception, and raises sharp questions about ideological consistency, political ambition, and shifting loyalties in India’s opposition landscape.
Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Chadha said the group had submitted signed documents to the Rajya Sabha Chairman to formalise the merger.
“We have decided that we… exercise the provisions of the Constitution of India and merge ourselves with the BJP.”
The MPs who have joined him include Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikram Sahney and Swati Maliwal, who has also been a strong critic of the party in the past, among others. Earlier, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak had also resigned from the party.
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Chadha’s exit comes just days after he was removed as AAP’s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, a decision widely seen as the culmination of a growing rift with the party leadership led by Arvind Kejriwal.
In his remarks, Chadha said, “The AAP… has deviated from its principles, values and core morals… I am the right man in the wrong party.”
AAP Rajya Sabha MPs Quit: Raghav Chadha And Faction Join BJP
BY Outlook News Desk |
