In a significant political development ahead of the February 5 Delhi assembly election, eight AAP MLAs resigned from the party. They were reportedly denied tickets to contest in the upcoming polls. Their departure adds to the political drama as the AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, faces internal challenges.

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• Eight AAP MLAs quit the party just days before the Delhi election.
• The MLAs who resigned include: Girish Soni, Rohit Mehraulia, Madan Lal, Rajesh Rishi, Naresh Yadav, Bhavna Gaur, Pawan Kumar Sharma, and BS Joon.
• The resignations follow AAP’s decision to drop 20 incumbent MLAs from its ticket list for the 2025 Delhi polls.
• Girish Soni, MLA from Madipur, cited “subject of criticism” within the party and questioned its internal issues in his resignation.
• Rohit Kumar Mehraulia from Trilokpuri resigned over “unfulfilled promises” regarding Dalit/Valmiki community welfare.
• Madan Lal from Kasturba Nagar lost faith in AAP and Arvind Kejriwal after being denied a ticket.
• Bhavna Gaur from Palam expressed her loss of faith in Kejriwal and the party in her resignation.
• Rajesh Rishi from Janakpuri accused AAP of abandoning its founding principles of transparency and corruption-free governance.
• Pawan Kumar Sharma from Adarsh Nagar said the party strayed from the ideology on which it was founded.
• Naresh Yadav from Mehrauli cited corruption as the main reason for his resignation, highlighting the party’s deviation from its anti-corruption roots.