AAP Leaders Meet Amid Defections to BJP, Plan Action Against MPs
Manish Sisodia meets Kejriwal after 7 MPs join BJP, AAP to submit letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman against defectors
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Following the departure of two-thirds of its Rajya Sabha MPs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is strategizing its next steps. Senior leaders Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal met to discuss the implications and plan to submit a letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman against defecting MPs.
- 01Two-thirds of AAP's Rajya Sabha MPs have defected to BJP.
- 02Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal held a crucial meeting to discuss strategy.
- 03AAP plans to submit a letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman regarding the defectors.
- 04The party will seek action against three MPs under the anti-defection law.
- 05An internal rift within AAP has been evident for weeks.
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In a significant political shift, two-thirds of Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Rajya Sabha MPs have defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), prompting the party to reassess its strategy. Senior leader Manish Sisodia met with party convenor Arvind Kejriwal at his residence in New Delhi to discuss the ramifications of this split and future actions. Following the defections, AAP plans to submit a formal complaint to the Rajya Sabha Chairman, targeting three MPs—Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, and Ashok Mittal—who were publicly seen joining the BJP. The chief whip in the Upper House, ND Gupta, will lead this effort, invoking the anti-defection law as outlined in the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. This internal conflict has been brewing for weeks, especially after the AAP leadership removed Chadha from his position as deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, leading to accusations against him of being lenient towards the BJP.
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This political shift could affect AAP's influence in the Rajya Sabha and its ability to push through legislation.
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