AAP leaders feel suffocated, drawn to BJP's ideology: Sanjay Saraogi

Bihar BJP President Sanjay Saraogi claims leaders from other parties feel 'suffocated' and will join the BJP. This follows AAP Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, splitting from their party and merging with the BJP in Delhi.

Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sanjay Saraogi on Friday took a sharp dig at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after two to three of its Rajya Sabha MPs joined the BJP, saying that leaders in other parties feel "suffocated" and are increasingly drawn towards the BJP's policies and ideology. Speaking to ANI, Saraogi said that more leaders from other parties are likely to join the BJP in the coming times, citing ideological alignment and organisational appeal. "Good people in other parties are feeling suffocated in their own parties, and they all believe in the policies of the BJP...that is why people from other parties are joining the BJP. In the times to come, more people will be seen doing so," Saraogi said.

AAP Rajya Sabha MPs Join BJP

The comments came after the Aam Aadmi Party suffered a major setback after its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, who was removed as the party's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha earlier, joined the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday. While addressing a presser in the national capital on Friday, Chadha formalised a split that had been building for weeks, announcing that two-thirds of the party's Upper House members would merge with the BJP. The trio MPs -- Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal -- announced a split in the party and joined the BJP later in the presence of party chief Nitin Nabin, who welcomed the decision.

BJP Welcomes Defecting MPs

The move triggered furious reactions from AAP leaders while drawing a warm welcome from the BJP. The BJP welcomed the split with open arms and turned it into an attack against Kejriwal as Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said the move was natural. Furthermore, BJP National President Nitin Nabin also welcomed the Rajya Sabha MPs at the BJP Headquarters in Delhi after they joined the Bhartiya Janata Party. Taking it to X, Nabin on Friday extended warm wishes to all seven Members of the Parliament, encouraging them to work towards achieving the goal of "Viksit Bharat by 2047." (ANI)

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