“Right Man in Wrong Party,” says MP Raghav Chadha as he quits AAP, joins BJP
Babushahi Bureau
New Delhi, April 24, 2026: In a sharp political blow to the Aam Aadmi Party, Raghav Chadha along with Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal has announced his exit from the party, calling it a departure driven by “loss of principles and values.”
At a press conference in New Delhi, Chadha delivered an emotional statement, saying he felt like “the right man in the wrong party.”
“The AAP, which I nurtured with my blood and sweat, and gave 15 years of my youth to, has deviated from its principles, values and core morals,” he said, adding that the party no longer works “in the interest of the nation.”
Chadha further announced a major political shift, stating that two-thirds of AAP’s Rajya Sabha members have decided to invoke constitutional provisions to merge with the BJP.
“We have decided that we, the 2/3rd members belonging to the AAP in Rajya Sabha, exercise the provisions of the Constitution of India and merge ourselves with the BJP,” he said.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha says, "...I am telling you the real reason as to why I distanced myself from party activities. I did not want to be a part of their sins. I was not eligible for their friendship because I was not a part of their crime. We had just two options - either quit politics and give up our public work in the last 15-16 years or we do positive politics with our energy and experience. So, we have decided that we, the 2/3rd members belonging to the AAP in Rajya Sabha, exercise the provisions of the Constitution of India and merge ourselves with the BJP."