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 party’s 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 thꦫeir 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 AAP’s candidate🍒s 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 A⛦AP.
Similarly, Madan🔯 Lal, the legislator from Kasturba Nagar, echoed her sentiments in a res🎀ignation letter, stating, “I have lost faith in you and the party.”
Mehrauli MLA Naresh Yadav, who had initially been fielded as a can🦩didate 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, Jo🥃ginder 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.
