Amidst the election noise of West Bengal, such a political explosion has taken place in Delhi, the echo of which is being heard from Punjab to Gujarat and Goa. The move of seven Rajya Sabha MPs of Aam Aadmi Party, including Raghav Chadha, towards BJP is a big blow for AAP. Due to this, its hold in Punjab may weaken, the pace of expansion in Gujarat-Goa may stop and its edge in national politics may become blunt. At the same time, for BJP this is not just the entry of seven MPs, but a strategic advance on many fronts simultaneously. This has put a brake on the strength of Rajya Sabha, new strength in Punjab and the rise of AAP in Western India.
who ever breaks into other people's houses Aam Aadmi PartyToday, she is seen putting extra latches on the doors of her own house. The same party which had marginalized Congress in Delhi is now itself struggling to escape marginalization.
There were elections in Bengal, but the real game took place in Delhi. BJP again proved that it plays chess, while the opposition is still busy handling the pieces of Ludo.
Raghav Chadha, once Arvind Kejriwal's most trusted general, is today the new face of BJP. The departure of seven MPs including Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Swati Maliwal along with them is not just a loss of numbers for AAP, but a direct attack on the morale of the opposition. And the interesting thing is that after joining BJP, these leaders have suddenly started calling themselves very fearless.
It seems that along with Lotus, the confidence software also gets updated instantly. However, Anna Hazare, the initial guide of AAP, is now hinting that there must be something wrong within the party.
The crack was not from today, it is just that the wall has fallen now. Raghav Chadha was maintaining distance from the party for a long time. Be it Kejriwal's arrest, liquor policy controversy or the crisis in the party - Raghav's silence was saying a lot.
Then came April 2. Raghav was removed from the post of deputy leader in Rajya Sabha. The time for speaking was also limited. Many times in politics, relationships stop before the mic is switched off and Raghav understood that now the stage is getting smaller.
Actually, according to BJP sources, this was not a sudden development. The script of this political operation was being written for the last 6 to 8 months. The initiative came from some AAP MPs themselves.
BJP's condition was clear - if it has to come, it has to come with numbers. This was the reason that the target from the beginning was on 7 out of 10 MPs, because two-thirds of the number was necessary to avoid anti-defection law and retain membership.
The legal team of BJP had also reviewed the provisions of the Tenth Schedule months ago, but the final decision was taken on Thursday midnight in Kolkata and hurriedly the BJP National President along with some leaders left for Delhi in a special plane and after that the story was served as per the script written.
But Punjab has suffered the biggest blow. AAP's most successful political laboratory may now become its biggest worry. Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak, this was the pair who wrote the script of Punjab Vijay in 2022.
Now if the same writer starts writing scripts for BJP, then Bhagwant Mann's troubles are sure to increase. The government is safe at the moment, but in politics, governments fall later, morale falls first and BJP's mission Punjab is now in full swing.
That means BJP now not only wants to contest elections in Punjab, but also wants to rewrite the social equations.
Overall – Raghav Chadha in urban Punjab, Ravneet Bittu in rural Punjab. That means the lotus is now ready to bloom in the fields as well as in the balconies of the city.
Even in Gujarat this shock is not minor. This crisis of AAP, just before the local body elections, can pour cold water on the enthusiasm of its workers, Gujarat which AAP was considering as the launchpad of 2027, now the question is being raised, when the flight of Delhi and Punjab is wavering, then how will the take-off of Gujarat happen?
The message will be clear in Goa also that AAP is no longer fighting for expansion but for survival. For BJP, it is not just the participation of seven MPs. This is an opportunity to gain momentum on many fronts simultaneously. The number of NDA in Rajya Sabha will increase from 141 to 148 i.e. the distance of two-thirds majority is now less.
The path to important bills will be easier. The organization will get new energy in Punjab. There will be a psychological brake on the rise of AAP in Gujarat and Goa i.e. one arrow, many targets. The party which once used to say, we have come to change politics, today you too are seen asking each other the same thing.
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