Raghav Chadha Cites 'Toxic AAP' for BJP Switch With Six MPs

In a major political realignment, prominent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha announced his defection to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. Chadha, along with six other AAP Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament, cited a "toxic work environment" and disillusionment with AAP's changed internal functioning as primary reasons for their departure. He stated that the party, which he helped found, no longer reflected its original ethos and was controlled by a few "corrupt and compromised people". This mass defection, involving more than two-thirds of AAP's Rajya Sabha strength, has been accepted by the Upper House Chairman, potentially bypassing anti-defection law complications.