‘Traitors Of Punjab Should Be Punished’: AAP's Poster Jibe At Raghav Chadha, Others After BJP Shift

Last Updated:April 25, 2026, 10:32 IST

Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal quit AAP, join BJP, claim two thirds of AAP Rajya Sabha MPs will merge with BJP, AAP Punjab brands them Rebels of Punjab

Raghav Chadha joins BJP: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday took a sharp jibe at Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and other Rajya Sabha MPs after they joined the BJP after severing ties with the AAP.

The Punjab unit of the AAP shared a poster on Facebook featuring the defected MPs, viz., Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta and Vikram Sahney in RSS attire. The poster labelled them as “Rebels of Punjab."

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“Traitors of Punjab deserve the harshest punishment, Punjab will give a befitting reply," the caption of the post read.

Raghav Chadha, 6 Others Quit AAP

In a major blow to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal joined the BJP on Friday after severing ties with the AAP.

Addressing a press conference on Friday, Chadha claimed that nearly two-thirds of AAP’s Upper House MPs are set to move with him, marking a major setback for the party led by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

“We have decided that we, the 2/3rd members belonging to the AAP in Rajya Sabha, exercise the provisions of the Constitution of India and merge ourselves with the BJP," Raghav Chadha said at a press conference, which was also attended by Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal.

While addressing a press conference, the Rajya Sabha MP accused the Kejriwal-led party, who came to power in Delhi over promises to fight corruption, of moving away from honest politics.

The 37-year-old Chadha had been associated with Kejriwal since the party’s early days. A chartered accountant by profession and an alumnus of Delhi’s Modern School, he first connected with Kejriwal during the final phase of the India Against Corruption movement, when discussions were underway about forming a political party. He soon emerged as a prominent face of AAP as its national spokesperson and was appointed national treasurer at the age of 26.

By exiting together, the MPs have invoked the two-thirds merger provision under the Tenth Schedule, allowing them to retain their Rajya Sabha seats

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