Raghav Chadha News LIVE Updates: In a major blow to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal joined the BJP on Friday after severing ties with the AAP.
Addressing a press conference on Friday, Chadha claimed that nearly two-thirds of AAP’s Upper House MPs are set to move with him, marking a major setback for the party led by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
“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,” Raghav Chadha said at a press conference, which was also attended by Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal.
While addressing a press conference, the Rajya Sabha MP accused the Kejriwal-led party, who came to power in Delhi over promises to fight corruption, of moving away from honest politics.
Chadha said that seven out of 10 MPs have announced to quit the AAP to join the saffron camp. These are Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Sandeep Pathak, Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta and Vikram Sahney.
