{"id":8030,"date":"2026-04-24T17:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/raghav-joins-bjp-22-days-after-replacing-raghav-chadha-as-aap-rajya-sabha-deputy-leader-ashok-mittal-joins-bjp-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T17:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:43:51","slug":"raghav-joins-bjp-22-days-after-replacing-raghav-chadha-as-aap-rajya-sabha-deputy-leader-ashok-mittal-joins-bjp-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/raghav-joins-bjp-22-days-after-replacing-raghav-chadha-as-aap-rajya-sabha-deputy-leader-ashok-mittal-joins-bjp-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Raghav joins BJP: 22 days after replacing Raghav Chadha as AAP Rajya Sabha deputy leader, Ashok Mittal joins BJP | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130492068,imgsize-1238329,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/aam-aadmi-party-faces-a-significant-blow-as-rajya-sabha-deputy-leader-ashok-kumar-mittal-and-several-other-mps-including-raghav-chadha-defect-to-the-bharatiya-janata-party.jpg\" alt=\"22 days after replacing Raghav Chadha as AAP Rajya Sabha deputy leader, Ashok Mittal joins BJP\" title=\"Aam Aadmi Party faces a significant blow as Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Ashok Kumar Mittal and several other MPs, including Raghav Chadha, defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Aam Aadmi Party faces a significant blow as Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Ashok Kumar Mittal and several other MPs, including Raghav Chadha, defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party.\">Aam Aadmi Party faces a significant blow as Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Ashok Kumar Mittal and several other MPs, including Raghav Chadha, defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Just 22 days after being appointed as the Aam Aadmi Party\u2019s Rajya Sabha deputy leader in place of Raghav Chadha, MP Ashok Kumar Mittal has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, marking a fresh twist in the widening crisis within the Aam Aadmi Party.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Mittal, along with Chadha and several other AAP Rajya Sabha MPs, announced a collective decision to break away from the party and merge with the BJP, citing ideological drift and loss of core values within AAP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cThe Aam Aadmi Party, which I nurtured with my blood and sweat, has completely deviated from its principles and is no longer working in the national interest,\u201d Chadha said during the press conference, as he announced the split.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Mittal\u2019s move is being seen as particularly striking given his recent elevation within the party\u2019s parliamentary structure, with his appointment as deputy leader coming just weeks ago after internal reshuffles.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>AAP MPs who joined the BJP reportedly include Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikramjit Singh Sahney, and Swati Maliwal, alongside Mittal and others.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The development comes amid months of internal churn within AAP\u2019s parliamentary ranks, with multiple senior leaders openly questioning the party\u2019s direction and leadership style.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Mittal, a founder of Lovely Professional University and one of AAP\u2019s nominated MPs from Punjab, had earlier downplayed speculation about internal unrest, calling such reports \u201crumours\u201d. His sudden political shift, however, now marks one of the most significant resignations in the party\u2019s recent parliamentary history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The AAP, which currently holds 10 Rajya Sabha seats, is now facing a major organisational setback as multiple MPs exit in a coordinated political realignment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/22-days-after-replacing-raghav-chadha-as-aap-rajya-sabha-deputy-leader-ashok-mittal-joins-bjp\/articleshow\/130492062.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aam Aadmi Party faces a significant blow as Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Ashok Kumar Mittal and several other MPs, including Raghav Chadha, defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party. NEW DELHI: Just 22 days after being appointed as the Aam Aadmi Party\u2019s Rajya Sabha deputy leader in place of Raghav Chadha, MP Ashok Kumar Mittal has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8030","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-delhi"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}