New Delhi: With days left for the Delhi Assembly elections, the capital city has seen eight outgoing AAP MLAs joining the BJP. All eight MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the party on Friday, stating reasons such as alleged corruption and the party’s shift from its ideology.

The MLAs who were denied tickets to contest the upcoming election by AAP include Vandana Gaur (Palam), Rohit Mehraulia (Trilokpuri), Girish Soni (Madipur), Madan Lal (Kasturba Nagar), Rajesh Rishi (Uttam Nagar), B S Joon (Bijwasan), Naresh Yadav (Mehrauli), and Pawan Sharma (Adarsh Nagar).

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Following their resignation from the AAP, they also submitted their letters of resignation to the Assembly speaker, forfeiting their membership in the House, reported PTI. Former AAP MLA Vijender Garg, along with other party leaders, also joined the BJP in the presence of Baijayant Panda, BJP’s national vice-president and in-charge of Delhi, along with state president Virendra Sachdeva.

Panda welcomed the new entrants to the party, calling it a "historic" day. He added that they had freed themselves from the "AAPda" (disaster), expressing hope that after the February 5 elections, Delhi would be liberated from it as well. The Delhi Assembly elections are scheduled for February 5, with the results to be announced on February 8.

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