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Raghav Chadha quits AAP, claims MPs to join BJP

Seven Aam Aadmi Party MPs have joined the BJP, with Swati Maliwal and Raghav Chadha among the defectors.

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Seven Members of Parliament from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have defected to India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The group includes high-profile figures such as Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal and fellow MP Raghav Chadha, who had previously announced his departure from AAP. The mass defection deals a significant blow to the opposition party and follows earlier accusations by AAP's Sanjay Singh that the BJP was orchestrating a plot to destabilize the AAP government in Punjab. The move is seen as a major consolidation of power by the BJP ahead of key elections.
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AAP MP Sanjay Singh has publicly claimed that seven MPs are in the process of leaving the party, labeling the alleged defection plan as the BJP's 'Operation Lotus'.

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The initial claim of defections has been confirmed, with MPs Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak named alongside Raghav Chadha as having formally merged with the BJP.

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AAP MP Sanjay Singh has publicly criticized the BJP's tactics, linking an ED raid on Ashok Mittal to his subsequent party switch.

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The report now specifies that seven AAP MPs have defected, naming Swati Maliwal among them, and includes a photo from the event.

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