Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha quits AAP, says 6 other MPs have also left party

Several Rajya Sabha MPs reportedly quit the Aam Aadmi Party, with leaders like Raghav Chadha and others claiming a large faction may join the Bharatiya Janata Party, signalling major political churn within AAP’s parliamentary ranks

New Delhi: In a massive jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday, its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, quit the party.

Addressing a joint press conference, Pathak said he was going to join the BJP. However, Chadha said that nearly two-thirds of AAP’s Rajya Sabha MPs have quit the party and will join the BJP as a faction.

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Chadha said several Rajya Sabha MPs, including disgruntled party leader Swati Maliwal and Harbhajan Singh, have also quit AAP. The three claimed that seven out of 10 Rajya Sabha MPs of AAP have quit the party.