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7 AAP MLAs Resign After Denied Tickets, Say 'Lost Faith In Kejriwal And Party' | Delhi Election 2025

The mass resignation marks a setback for the party, with some former members openly expressing their loss of faith in leadership, especially that of national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.

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Former Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses the media as he visits Majnu Ka Tila area as part of party's 'Bachat Patra' campaign, ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Photo: PTI
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Just five days before the Delhi Assembly elections, several sitting Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) resigned from the party on Friday, citing dissatisfaction over the party바카라s decision to not grant them tickets for the upcoming polls. 

Some media reports suggest that five MLAs have resigned while others report seven. This mass resignation marks a setback for the party, with some former members openly expressing their loss of faith in leadership, especially that of national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.

The MLAs who have resigned are:

  • Bhavna Gaur from Palam

  • Rohit Mehraulia from Trilokpuri

  • Madan Lal from Kasturba Nagar

  • Rajesh Rishi from Janakpuri

  • Pawan Kumar Sharma from Adarsh Nagar

  • Bhupinder Singh Joon from Bijwasan 

  • Naresh Yadav from Mehrauli.

Six of these MLAs were dropped from the list of AAP바카라s candidates for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. 

In a letter to Kejriwal, Palam MLA Bhavna Gaur made it clear that she was quitting the party after losing faith in both him and the AAP. 

Similarly, Madan Lal, the legislator from Kasturba Nagar, echoed her sentiments in a resignation letter, stating, 바카라I have lost faith in you and the party.바카라

Mehrauli MLA Naresh Yadav, who had initially been fielded as a candidate for a third term, also resigned after allegations in a sacrilege case against him were proven. Yadav voluntarily returned his ticket to the party, which subsequently replaced him with another candidate for the Mehrauli constituency.

The party has fielded new faces for their constituencies, including Mukesh Goel from Adarsh Nagar, Pravin Kumar from Janakpuri, Surendra Bhardwaj from Bijwasan, Joginder Solanki from Palam, Ramesh Pehlwan from Kasturba Nagar, and Anjana Parcha from Trilokpuri. The move to replace several sitting MLAs with fresh candidates was a key reason for the resignations.

The AAP has yet to issue an official statement regarding the resignations.

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