Former AAP MLA Rajesh Gupta joins BJP

Former two-time Aam Aadmi Party Party Party MLA Rajesh Gupta joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday, alleging that he was “sidelined and betrayed”.

“When AAP was founded, many prominent persons enthusiastically joined hands with Arvind Kejriwal, but he betrayed everyone, and one by one, they all chose to leave him... today, unfortunately, I have also joined that list,” said the former Wazirpur MLA.

Countering the allegations, AAP Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj said Mr. Gupta had sought a councillor ticket for his wife after losing the 2025 Assembly election. “When the party chose to field grassroots workers in all MCD 12 bypolls wards, Gupta first supported an independent candidate and then decided to leave the party,” said Mr. Bharadwaj.