Senior AAP leader Kailash Gahlot resigned, joining the BJP, causing instability within the party before the Delhi Assembly elections. His departure may hinder critical projects and influence Jaat voter support,

"Modi Washing Machine has become active before the Delhi elections. Now many leaders will be inducted into BJP through this machine," the AAP leader added.

Delhi’s former Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, who called himself Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘Hanuman’ till Sunday, and was one of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s senior-most leaders, jumped the fence on Monday morning to join the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),

A day after quitting the Aam Aadmi Party and resigning from his post as a Delhi government minister, Kailash Gahlot has officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Former Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot is likely to join BJP on Monday a day after resigning from the Aam Aadmi Party. "An eminent personality will join BJP today at 12:30 PM," BJP's media cell said. The development comes just months ahead of the crucial Delhi elections.

Raghuvinder Shokeen, the AAP legislator from Nangloi Jat, was inducted into the Delhi Cabinet on Monday, a day after another Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot resigned from the cabinet as well as the party,

In his resignation letter addressed to Arvind Kejriwal, ex-Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot cited unfulfilled promises and recent controversies as the reason for quitting the party.

Raghuvinder Shokeen is the new cabinet minister from Nangloi Jat. He replaces Kailash Gahlot. Gahlot resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party and joined the BJP. Gahlot cited controversies and unfulfilled promises as reasons for leaving.

Kailash Gahlot, a prominent Jat leader in the party, also took a jab at Kejriwal as he flagged some "awkward" and "embarrassing" controversies like 'sheeshmahal' in his resignation letter, saying it makes everyone doubt if "we still believe in being 'Aam Aadmi'".

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