In a major setback to Aam Aadmi Party on Friday, its MLA from Gandhi Nagar Anil Bajpai joined Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the national polls in the capital due for May 12. He joined BJP in presence of Vijay Goel and BJP State In-charge Shyam Jaju.
Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Gandhi Nagar(Delhi) Anil Bajpayi joins BJP in presence of Union Minister Vijay Goel pic.twitter.com/RtdSMg2eVP
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
Speaking to media on the occasion, Anil Bajpai said that he is hurt by lack of respect and slammed party for distracting from the original path.
Bajpai had in 2015 Delhi State polls defeated BJP’s Jitendra with a margin of around 7,000 votes. Anil Kumar Bajpai had also contested 2013 State Polls in the national capital on AAP ticket. However, he had to face defeat in 2013. Gandhi Nagar assembly seat on 2013 was one by Congress Arvinder Singh Lovely.
It came a day after BJP Leader and Union Minister Vijay Goel had claimed that at least 14 AAP Lawmakers wants to leave the party and joined BJP ahead of the polls due for May 12. He said party (AAP) in the national capital has gone astray from its main objectives and narratives, hence Lawmakers don’t want to continue with the party anymore.
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His comment days after AAP on May 1 alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party in the national capital is indulging in ‘Horse-trading’ and claimed that its 7 Lawmakers of the national capital has been offered Rs 10 crore each to join BJP ahead of the national polls in capital.
‘Mr. Modi, would you topple the government in the state of every opposition party by buying MLA? Is this the definition of your democracy? And where does it bring so much money to the MLA buy? You guys have tried to buy our MLA many times in advance. Buying the AAP MLAs is not easy’, said AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday morning in a tweet.
मोदी जी, आप हर विपक्षी पार्टी के राज्य में MLA ख़रीद कर सरकारें गिराओगे? क्या यही आपकी जनतंत्र की परिभाषा है? और इतने MLA ख़रीदने के लिए इतना पैसा कहाँ से लाते हो?
आप लोग पहले भी कई बार हमारे MLA ख़रीदने की कोशिश कर चुके हो। AAP वालों को ख़रीदना आसान नहीं https://t.co/nEStYE3ipP
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 3, 2019
Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital is contesting on all seven seats. In a run-up to the polls 2019, the party has named Atishi Marlena from Delhi East, Raghav Chaddha from Delhi South, among others for the mega battle of ballots.
Aam Aadmi Party in a run-up to the mega polls will take on Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress.
All 7 parliamentary seats of the national capital will go to polls on May 12.
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