‘Misplaced Religion In Arvind Kejriwal’: Denied Tickets, 8 Sitting MLAs Stop AAP Forward Of Delhi Polls – News18

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Eight Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) MLAs resigned from the first membership of the occasion simply 5 days forward of the Delhi Meeting elections.
AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal | File Picture/PTI
Delhi Meeting Election 2025: Eight Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) MLAs resigned from the first membership of the occasion simply 5 days forward of the Delhi Meeting elections.
In what might be seen as a significant blow to Delhi’s ruling occasion, Palam MLA Bhawna Gaur despatched a letter to AAP nationwide convenor Arvind Kejriwal, stating that she was resigning attributable to a lack of religion in each him and the occasion.
“I hereby resign from the first membership of the Aam Aadmi Occasion as I’ve misplaced religion in you and the occasion. Please settle for the identical,” Bhawna Gaur expressed within the letter.
Apart from Gaur, the opposite seven sitting MLAs who resigned from the AAP are Naresh Yadav from Mehrauli, Rajesh Rishi from Janakpuri, Madan Lal from Kasturba Nagar, Rohit Mehrauliya from Trilokpuri, B.S. June from Bijwasan, Pawan Sharma from Adarsh Nagar and Girish Soni from Madipur.
Notably, the transfer got here after the seven sitting MLAs have been denied AAP’s ticket for the upcoming Delhi elections, scheduled to be held on February 5.
Naresh Yadav, who had been chosen as AAP’s candidate for the Mehrauli seat, was convicted by a Punjab courtroom in December for his involvement in a Quran desecration case and sentenced to 2 years in jail.
When AAP launched its fifth checklist of candidates for the Delhi election, Mahender Chaudhary was named as the brand new Mehrauli candidate, changing Naresh Yadav.
Equally, the AAP has fielded new faces within the different seven seats. As per the occasion’s candidates’ checklist, it has nominated Mukesh Goel from Adarsh Nagar, Pravin Kumar from Janakpuri, Surendra Bhardwaj from Bijwasan, Joginder Solanki from Palam, Ramesh Pehlwan from Kasturba Nagar, Anjana Parcha from Trilokpuri and Rakhi Bidlan from Madipur.
The Delhi polls are scheduled for February 5 and the outcomes will probably be introduced on February 8. A complete of 699 candidates are competing for the 70 meeting seats in Delhi.
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