AAP's Himachal Chief Joins BJP In Poll Year, Party Says He Belongs There

Sources from the AAP downplayed the exits, saying that there were complaints against Anup Kesari from within the party and he was facing an expulsion

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suffered a jolt in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, with its state unit chief Anup Kesari switching to the BJP with two other party workers. श्री @ianuragthakur ने आम आदमी पार्टी के हिमाचल प्रदेश अध्यक्ष श्री अनूप केसरी जी , संगठन महामंत्री श्री सतीश ठाकुर जी व ऊना के अध्यक्ष श्री इक़बाल सिंह जी को राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री जगत प्रकाश नड्डा जी की गरिमामयी उपस्थिति में भारतीय जनता पार्टी में शामिल कराया। pic.twitter.com/ADI9cZTRp9

AAP leader and Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia downplayed the exits, saying that the party had received complaints that Mr Kesari made derogatory remarks against women and he was to be expelled anyway.

Mr Kesari joined the BJP in the presence of the party's national president J P Nadda and Union Minister Anurag Thakur. In his remarks later, he accused Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal of insulting party workers during a roadshow in Mandi on Wednesday.