AAP, Congress, Sena activists join BJP

Anshita Mehra

New Delhi, January 31

In a swift turn of events, just a few days after leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress made headlines for joining the BJP, the political landscape in Delhi has witnessed another significant shift. Workers and social activists of the AAP, the Congress, the Shiv Sena and members of the Jain community in Rohini have now made their entry into the BJP fold. They include Arun Mehrotra, AAP’s Assembly representative from the Mangolpuri Assembly seat; Gaurav Sinandi, Mehrauli district SC-ST wing president of the AAP; Jagdish Sharma, AAP founding member; advocate Sher Singh, AAP founder; Ramesh Singh, social activist and advocate from Krishna Nagar; Ramesh Singh Rana, Congress North-East Lok Sabha SC wing coordinator; Lalit Kishore, district vice-president of the Congress; Virendra Kumar, Arjun Camp head; Rakesh Jain, head of the Jain Samaj in Rohini 51; Dheeraj Puri, who contested the Lok Sabha elections from the Shiv Sena; Anil Sharma, social counsellor and former Indian Air Force pilot; and advocate Mahesh Prasad.

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