Former Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot joined the BJP on Monday, a day after resigning from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Gahlot joined the BJP at its headquarters in the presence of Union ministers Manohar Lal Khattar and Harsh Malhotra, Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva and national media head Anil Baluni among others.

Addressing the media after joining the party, Gahlot said efforts are being made to build a false narrative that his decision to quit the AAP was the result of ED and CBI pressure.

A day after quitting as a minister in the Delhi Cabinet as well as from the Aam Aadmi Party, Kailash Gahlot joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. Gahlot took the primary membership of the saffron party he fought against for over a decade,

Gahlot, a prominent Jat leader in the AAP, also slammed Kejriwal for some controversies. He referred to things like 'sheeshmahal,' calling them "awkward" and "embarrassing." Notably, Gahlot was long regarded as one of Kejriwal's closest allies,

Kailash Gahlot accused AAP of prioritizing political ambitions over public welfare. He criticized controversies like the ‘Sheeshmahal’

Former Delhi Transport Minister and prominent AAP figure, Kailash Gahlot, resigned from the party and joined the BJP. Gahlot cited recent controversies, including the "Sheshmahal" controversy, and unfulfilled promises as reasons for his departure.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal downplayed the defection months before polls are due in Delhi early next year, saying Kailash Gahlot was free to go and join any party

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Former Delhi Minister and AAP leader Kailash Gahlot joins BJP, in the presence of Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and other BJP leaders.

In his single-page resignation letter, Gahlot said the AAP faces grave challenges from within. “Political ambitions have overtaken our commitment towards people, leaving many promises unfulfilled," he wrote.

Former Delhi transport minister Kailash Gahlot quits AAP, joins BJP, citing political ambitions & unfulfilled promises. Held key portfolios like Home & IT.