Raghav Chadha Quits Aam Aadmi Party, Joins BJP; 7 MPs Step Down

Raghav Chadha has resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party after a visible fallout with its leadership. The Rajya Sabha MP announced on Friday that he, along with fellow MPs Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, is parting ways with the party and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Addressing a press conference, Chadha said the party had strayed far from its original vision. “The Aam Aadmi Party, which I nurtured with my blood and sweat and to which I gave 15 years of my youth, has now completely deviated from its principles, values, and core morals. The party is no longer working for the country or in the national interest, but for personal gain,” Chadha said.

He added that this decision had been weighing on him for some time. “Many of you have been telling me this for the past few years, and I too have personally felt that I am the right man in the wrong party. I repeat, ‘I am the right man in the wrong party.’ Therefore, today I announce that I am distancing myself from the Aam Aadmi Party and going to the people,” Chadha said.



Seven MPs have walked out of the Aam Aadmi Party in a significant blow to the party. Raghav Chadha confirmed that he, along with fellow Rajya Sabha MPs, has resigned and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He added that the group includes seven MPs in total, naming Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikram Sahni, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal as part of the shift.

Notably, Ashok Mittal, who had recently taken over from Chadha as the party’s Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, has also moved with him to join the BJP.