In a setback to the Aam Aadmi Party on the eve of MCD bypolls, its senior leader and former two-time MLA Rajesh Gupta joined the BJP here on Saturday.
No reaction from the AAP was immediately available over the development.
Gupta, who was also a national spokesperson and incharge of the Karnataka unit of AAP, joined the BJP in the presence of Delhi state president Virendra Sachdeva.
Sachdeva welcomed Gupta into the BJP fold by offering him the party’s stole, said a statement released by the Delhi BJP.
The Delhi BJP president said that the AAP leaders were now listing shortcomings and problems in Delhi that were all created during the 12-year rule of their party, and yet they were questioning an eight-month-old government of the BJP.
Gupta alleged that the “biggest reason” behind the “downfall” of the AAP and its leader, Arvind Kejriwal, was treating workers in a “use and throw” manner.
According to the statement, “While joining the BJP, Rajesh Gupta became emotional as he recalle​In a setback to the Aam Aadmi Party on the eve of MCD bypolls, its senior leader and former two-time MLA Rajesh Gupta joined the BJP here on Saturday.
No reaction from the AAP was immediately available over the development.
Gupta, who was also a national spokesperson and incharge of the Karnataka unit of AAP, joined the BJP in the presence of Delhi state president Virendra Sachdeva.
Sachdeva welcomed Gupta into the BJP fold by offering him the party’s stole, said a statement released by the Delhi BJP.
The Delhi BJP president said that the AAP leaders were now listing shortcomings and problems in Delhi that were all created during the 12-year rule of their party, and yet they were questioning an eight-month-old government of the BJP.
Gupta alleged that the “biggest reason” behind the “downfall” of the AAP and its leader, Arvind Kejriwal, was treating workers in a “use and throw” manner.
According to the statement, “While joining the BJP, Rajesh Gupta became emotional as he recalle ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
