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Dalwai slams BJP and AAP after seven AAP MPs switch camps in Rajya Sabha power grab

Politics
Published on 27 April 2026
Dalwai slams BJP and AAP after seven AAP MPs switch camps in Rajya Sabha power grab

What happens when MPs change sides without resigning

Congress leader Husain Dalwai has accused BJP and AAP of undermining democracy after seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs defect to the ruling party. He criticized the trend of changing camps without resigning, calling it a coercive, power-driven maneuver rather than ideology or public service. Dalwai framed the move as a serious blow to democratic norms and accountability.

  • Seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs defect to the ruling party
  • Husain Dalwai calls it a blow to democracy
  • Criticism centers on switching sides without resigning
  • Dalwai demands politics be guided by ideology and service
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