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  HC issues contempt notice to Kejriwal over 'vilifying' post against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma

  India | May 19, 2026 12:32 IST

  The Delhi High Court has given four weeks to Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other AAP politicians to file their response. The next hearing is on August 4.

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  ED raids Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora in money laundering probe, CM Bhagwant Mann targets BJP

  Politics | May 09, 2026 11:00 IST

  ED has claimed that Sanjeev Arora allegedly laundered large amounts of money through fake GST purchases of mobile phones valued at over Rs 100 crore via his company. The agency suspects the funds were illegally routed from Dubai to India through export-related transactions.

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  Bhagwant Mann meets President Murmu, seeks disqualification of seven defecting Rajya Sabha MPs

  India | May 05, 2026 19:51 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann urged President Droupadi Murmu to cancel the memberships of seven MPs he labelled as "betrayers of Punjab." The Chief Minister also accused the BJP of orchestrating unconstitutional defections and misusing central agencies.

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  FIRs registered against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak in Punjab; he says 'I'm not aware about it'

  India | May 02, 2026 10:25 IST

  The FIRs were registered under non-bailable sections against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak days after he quit the AAP and joined the BJP. A team of Punjab Police has also arrived at his residence in New Delhi in this regard.

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  Gujarat civic polls: AAP expands footprint, wins Narmada district panchayat, other taluka panchayats

  Gujarat | April 29, 2026 11:02 IST

  One of the most striking results came from Dediapada, a tribal region, where the party won all 11 district panchayat seats. Similarly, in Amreli district’s Bagasara taluka, the party won 10 out of 16 seats.

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  'Right man in wrong party': Raghav Chadha's 'toxic work environment' jibe at Arvind Kejriwal, AAP

  India | April 27, 2026 10:48 IST

  In a video shared by him on Instagram, Raghav Chadha criticised the AAP and said he was forced to leave Arvind Kejriwal's party because of the "toxic work environment" there.

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  Terminate all seven MPs who joined BJP: AAP submits petition to Rajya Sabha Chairman

  India | April 26, 2026 23:32 IST

  Addressing a press conference, Sanjay Singh claimed the move by the seven Rajya Sabha MPs amounted to defection as it was against the provisions of the anti-defection law.

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  Punjab Police withdraws security cover of MP Harbhajan Singh after BJP switch

  India | April 26, 2026 23:49 IST

  This comes after AAP Rajya Sabha members Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak had announced their exit from the party as they joined the BJP along with five other MPs -- Mittal, Singh, Gupta, Swati Maliwal and Vikramjit Sahney.

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  Sisodia meets Kejriwal as Raghav Chadha, six other MPs' exodus leaves AAP in shambles

  India | April 25, 2026 11:05 IST

  After seven of AAP's Rajya Sabha MPs quit the party, senior leader Manish Sisodia met party chief Arvind Kejriwal at his residence in New Delhi to formulate party's strategy, as the exodus comes just before next year's assembly elections in Punjab.

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  Muqabla : Has the game been played in Punjab before Bengal?

  News | April 25, 2026 2:39 IST

  Has Bengal's bumper voter turnout sparked a new stir in Indian politics? Has Bengal changed the very nature of politics? Has Bengal unleashed a new saffron tsunami? This question arises because before Bengal, a major game has already been played out in Punjab.

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  Coffee Par Kurukshetra: Raghav Chadha has played a game. AAP has broken, will TMC also break?

  Kurukshetra | April 25, 2026 2:35 IST

  Amid the election turmoil, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has suffered its biggest setback yet. Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, and Ashok Mittal have joined the BJP.

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  Aaj Ki Baat : Raghav Chadha has dealt a major blow to Kejriwal and the party!

  Aaj Ki Baat | April 24, 2026 23:17 IST

  Major political setback in Delhi as 7 out of 10 Rajya Sabha MPs from the Aam Aadmi Party have joined the BJP. Led by Raghav Chadha, this rebellion has significantly impacted Arvind Kejriwal’s party, leaving AAP with only 3 MPs in the Rajya Sabha.

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  When they did not find anything against Bhagwant Mann, they tried to break AAP, says Punjab CM

  India | April 24, 2026 18:31 IST

  They are perturbed why Mann is becoming the leader of people, he said, hitting out at the BJP. People of Punjab are with AAP; they firmly stand with the party, he said.

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  Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal join BJP in massive jolt to AAP and Kejriwal

  India | April 24, 2026 23:42 IST

  Earlier in the day while addressing a press conference, Raghav Chadha, flanked by Pathak and Mittal, said that two-thirds of the Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MPs have quit the party and will join the BJP as a faction.

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  Rajya Sabha numbers game: How BJP's strength changes after 7 AAP MPs' merger

  Explainers | April 24, 2026 18:17 IST

  The balance of power in the Rajya Sabha has shifted sharply after seven AAP MPs, led by Raghav Chadha, merged with the BJP. The move raises the BJP's numbers and strengthens the NDA's position, reducing resistance in the Upper House and reshaping the current legislative arithmetic.

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  AAP's 3 Rajya Sabha members still with party: Who are Kejriwal-led party's remaining Upper House MPs

  India | April 24, 2026 17:48 IST

  Sanjay Singh (Delhi), Narain Dass Gupta (Delhi), and Balbir Singh Seechewal (Punjab) make up the other three Rajya Sabha members of the Aam Aadmi Party.

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  AAP rebellion highlights: AAP to submit letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman against Raghav Chadha, others

  India | April 24, 2026 23:26 IST

  Raghav Chadha quits AAP LIVE: Raghav Chadha said that AAP has 10 members in the Rajya Sabha and seven of them have decided to leave the party and merge with BJP.

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  AAP's first reaction after Raghav Chadha's rebellion: 'Punjab will not forgive 7 rebel MPs'

  India | April 24, 2026 17:24 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) issued its first reaction after Raghav Chadha along with seven other Rajya Sabha MPs left the party and announced to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  Raghav Chadha says 2/3rd of AAP's Rajya Sabha MPs merging with BJP: Here's the complete list

  India | April 24, 2026 23:48 IST

  Raghav Chadha said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has 10 members in the Rajya Sabha, and seven of them have decided to leave the party and merge with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak quit AAP in big jolt to Kejriwal, join BJP

  India | April 24, 2026 18:16 IST

  Raghav Chadha also claimed that Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, and Vikramjit Singh Sahney also quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joined the BJP.