MLAs' mass resignations jolt AAP ahead of Delhi polls
Naresh Kumar, Rohit Kumar, BS Joon, Rajesh Rishi, Madan Lal, Bhawna Gaur, and Pawan Sharma have quit the AAP
In a huge blow to the ruling AAP in Delhi ahead of the Assembly election, seven of its MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the party on Friday (January 31).
"I hereby resign from the primary membership of Aam Aadmi Party as I have lost faith in you and the party. Please accept the same," Bhawna Gaur, one of the legislators who quit, wrote in a letter. Gaur represents Palam constituency.
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Naresh Kumar (Mehrauli MLA), BS Joon (Bijwasan), Rohit Kumar (Trilokpuri), Rajesh Rishi (Janakpuri), Madan Lal (Kasturba Nagar), and Pawan Sharma (Adarsh Nagar) are the other MLAs who have resigned, reports said.
Lal said they had also sent their resignation letters to Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel.
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The MLAs who resigned were denied tickets for the Assembly polls.
Elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly will be held on February 5 and the votes counted on February 8.
