New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal on Monday said that the decades-old politics of “violence” and “appeasement” in West Bengal is coming to an end as the BJP is leading with a large margin in the state. Maliwal recently defected from the AAP to the BJP.The remarks came as the BJP was leading in 188 Assembly seats across the state, while the Trinamool Congress was ahead in 94 seats, according to ECI trends available at around 1: 25 p.m., pointing to a significant gap between…
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New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win in the West Bengal Assembly polls due to the Trinamool Congress government’s indulgence in “corruption and hooliganism”.Speaking to reporters, Maliwal expressed confidence that BJP is certain to win across all five states/Union Territories where Assembly elections have been conducted.Commenting about the Bengal polls, the Rajya Sabha MP said: “I have spoken to people on the gro…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over alleged violence during the West Bengal elections, while also targeting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leadership over their political conduct and recent statements.Speaking to IANS, Maliwal alleged that disturbing visuals frequently emerge from West Bengal during elections, claiming that such incidents are not isolated to the current phase but have become a re…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha released a fresh list of party positions on Monday after seven members defected from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and announced their merger with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This change increased the BJP’s representation in the House from 107 to 113 members, while that of AAP has decreased to three.The defectors — Raghav Chadha, Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Rajinder Gupta, and Vikram Sahni — revealed their decision …
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday welcomed the merger of seven Rajya Sabha members, who defected from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), praising them for “never resorting to abusive language” or creating “indiscipline” in the House. This came as the Rajya Sabha released a fresh list of party positions on Monday after seven members defected from the AAP and announced their merger with the BJP. This change increased the…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Monday took to social media to explain the reasons behind his exit from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), alleging that the party had turned “toxic”, while asserting that his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would help him implement the causes he supports more effectively. Chadha shared a video message on Instagram, a platform popular among Gen Z users, where he reportedly lost around two million followers amid what is bein…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Sunday said that the membership of the seven MPs who recently left the party and are set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “will be cancelled” under constitutional provisions.Singh said the AAP has filed a petition under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution and requested Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan to conduct an early hearing and deliver a fair decision.The development comes after Rajya Sabh…
Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) Punjab Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday emphasised that the party will “continue its fight to save the Constitution”.His reaction came a day after a political storm erupted after seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs quit the party and joined the BJP.The MPs included Raghav Chadha, Swati Maliwal, Ashok Mittal and others.Speaking to IANS, Cheema blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the seven AAP MPs defecting from the party.The Punja…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha said on Saturday that he and six other Members of Parliament chose to leave the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the party had fallen into “corrupt and compromised hands”, leaving them “disappointed, disenchanted and disgusted”. Chadha triggered a major political development on Friday by announcing his resignation from AAP along with six other Rajya Sabha MPs — Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Rajinder Gupta and Vi…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) A day after former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal, along with six other Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she cited AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal’s “corruption, hooliganism and lies” as the reason. Maliwal also clarified that she has not joined the BJP under any compulsion.During an interaction with IANS, she rekindled her time with the AAP.Maliwal said: “I have been working with Arvind Kejriwal since 2006. I left…