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Former AAP MLA Defects to BJP, Citing Betrayal

NEW DELHI, November 30, 2025 – In a move that has further intensified the political climate in Delhi, former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Rajesh Gupta officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. Gupta, a two-time MLA for Wazirpur, cited feelings of being “sidelined and betrayed” by AAP and its leader Arvind Kejriwal as the reason for his defection.

“When AAP was founded, many prominent persons enthusiastically joined hands with Arvind Kejriwal, but he betrayed everyone, and one by one, they all chose to leave him… today, unfortunately, I have also joined that list,” Gupta stated during the welcoming ceremony.

AAP Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj countered Gupta’s claims, alleging that Gupta sought a councillor ticket for his wife after losing the 2025 Assembly election and then supported an independent candidate when she was not chosen. Bharadwaj emphasized the party’s current focus on prioritizing “grassroots workers” to energize volunteers and provide opportunities for financially weaker candidates.

BJP Delhi president Virendra Sachdeva, who welcomed Gupta into the party, seized the opportunity to criticize AAP’s 12-year tenure in Delhi, attributing the city’s current problems to the party’s leadership. Sachdeva even compared Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia to Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, accusing them of abandoning Delhi. The move comes as political tensions rise in Delhi ahead of upcoming local elections.

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