Big Blow To AAP, 7 MLAs Quit

Madan Lal, Bhavna Gaur, Naresh Yadav, Rohit Mehraulia, Pawan Sharma, BS Joon, and Rajesh Rishi resigned.

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In a setback to the AAP, seven of its outgoing MLAs resigned from the party on Friday, with only five days to go for the Delhi Assembly polls. Sources said these MLAs were disgruntled after being denied tickets for the February 5 polls and were in touch with other parties.

Most of the MLAs shared their resignation letters on social media and slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over corruption and other issues.

Madan Lal, the outgoing MLA from Kasturba Nagar, claimed that he and six other AAP legislators have quit the party's primary membership. He said they have also sent their resignation letters to Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel.

Besides Lal, the AAP MLAs who have resigned are Bhavna Gaur (Palam), Naresh Yadav (Mehrauli), Rohit Mehraulia (Trilokpuri), Pawan Sharma (Adarsh Nagar), BS Joon (Bijwasan) and Rajesh Rishi (Janakpuri).

"Seven AAP MLAs were anguished over being given a cold shoulder by the party and its leaders, despite honestly working for years. We will soon share our future strategy," Lal told PTI.