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AAP Moves to Disqualify Seven Defectors, BJP Hits 113 Seats

4/27/2026

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AAP will write to the Rajya Sabha chairman seeking disqualification of seven MPs who joined the BJP under the anti-defection law.
The defections raise BJP seats in the 245-member Rajya Sabha to 113 and cut AAP’s to three.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh called the moves unconstitutional and illegal under the anti-defection statute.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring warned up to fifty AAP MLAs could join the BJP.

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AAP will write to the Rajya Sabha chairman seeking disqualification of seven MPs who joined the BJP under the anti-defection law.
The defections raise BJP seats in the 245-member Rajya Sabha to 113 and cut AAP’s to three.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh called the moves unconstitutional and illegal under the anti-defection statute.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring warned up to fifty AAP MLAs could join the BJP.