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AAP crisis deepens as seven Rajya Sabha MPs quit for BJP despite Kejriwal meet outreach
Politics
Published on 25 April 2026

Their rejection of Kejriwal’s outreach was the trigger
The Aam Aadmi Party is reeling after Raghav Chadha and six Rajya Sabha MPs quit and joined the BJP, exposing a serious internal rift. Despite Arvind Kejriwal’s efforts to reconcile, the lawmakers refused to engage, leaving AAP scrambling for damage control and recalibrating its political strategy after the unexpected defection.
- Raghav Chadha and six Rajya Sabha MPs defected from AAP to BJP
- Kejriwal’s damage control outreach failed to prevent the split
- AAP is now assessing fallout and reshaping its next steps
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