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Raghav Chadha, six AAP MPs join BJP
Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha and six other Aam Aadmi Party MPs quit the party and joined the BJP on Friday, April 24, 2026. The move involves multiple AAP legislators switching allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Why It Matters
The defection could alter party dynamics and affect parliamentary strength for both the AAP and the BJP.
Timeline
14 Events
Fifteen AAP councillors resign from the party
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Fifteen councillors, including Mukesh Kumar Goel, left the AAP.
Eight AAP MLAs leave the party
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Eight AAP MLAs, including Girish Soni, Rajesh Rishi, and Bhavna Gaur, left the party.
Satyendar Jain steps down after liquor policy case
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Satyendar Jain, a former Delhi minister, was jailed in the liquor policy case and resigned from his post.
Ashutosh leaves AAP
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Ashutosh, a journalist and activist who served as an AAP spokesperson, left the party.
Kumar Vishwas leaves AAP
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AAP founding member Kumar Vishwas parted ways with the party due to differences with leadership.
Prashant Bhushan leaves AAP
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Public interest lawyer Prashant Bhushan left the AAP.
Yogendra Yadav leaves AAP to form Swaraj Abhiyan
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Yogendra Yadav, a political activist and psephologist who started Swaraj Abhiyan, parted ways with the AAP.
Amit Palekar parts ways with AAP
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Amit Palekar, who was once the chief ministerial face of the AAP in Goa, parted ways with the party.
Shazia Ilmi joins BJP
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Shazia Ilmi, a former journalist who became an AAP spokesperson, later joined the BJP.
Raghav Chadha and six MPs merge with BJP
April 24, 2026
Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha and six other MPs announced they would merge with the BJP, marking a major setback for the AAP.
Kailash Gahlot wins Bijwasan seat in Delhi assembly election
2025
Kailash Gahlot won the 2025 Delhi assembly election from Bijwasan on a BJP ticket.
Kailash Gahlot joins BJP
2024
Kailash Gahlot joined the BJP in 2024.
Raaj Kumar Anand joins BJP
2024
Raaj Kumar Anand, a former Delhi minister, joined the BJP in 2024 after accusing the AAP of corruption. He briefly held talks with the BSP.
Raghav Chadha and six AAP MPs join BJP
April 24, 2026
Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha and six other Aam Aadmi Party parliamentarians quit the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday, April 24, 2026.