Recently, with just a few days before the Delhi assembly elections, eight Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have stepped down from their posts. Their resignations come after they were denied tickets to contest the upcoming polls.
The MLAs submitted their resignation letters to former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday after being denied tickets to the contest Delhi assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held on February 5.
Speaking at the Time Now Summit, the union minister countered Opposition criticism about dynasts in the BJP and said that dynastically controlled parties can't be equated with families in parties.
"Even though my tenure as an MP is coming to an end, my relationship with Pilibhit will continue till my last breath. If not as an MP, then as a son, I am committed to serving you throughout my life, and my doors will always remain open for you as before," Gandhi's letter read.
Bharat Chandra Narah, the MLA of Nowboicha in Assam's Lakhimpur district, announced his resignation from the Congress after his wife was denied a ticket.
Two days ahead of the conclusion of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Congress party is set to face a big setback in Assam, as sources suggest that current Member of Parliament from the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, Abdul Khaleque may resign due to dissatisfaction from the party.
Supporters of former Rajasthan BJP president Arun Chaturvedi staged a protest on Sunday after he was denied a ticket when the party released another list of 15 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly polls that are due to be held on November 25.
Supporters of the former Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Ashok Parnami, protested after he was denied a ticket in the fifth list of 15 candidates released by the party on Sunday for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
In a major setback to Congress ahead of upcoming state assembly polls scheduled to be held next month in Madhya Pradesh, its leader Bhanu Thakur joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after he was denied a ticket from the Bhander assembly constituency in Datia district.
Goyal had previously contested in the 2018 Rajasthan assembly elections but was defeated by Congress' Rajendra Singh Yadav by a margin of more than 13,000 votes.
Denied ticket for the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka, state Minister and six-time Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Angara S on Wednesday said that he would not campaign for the party while also announcing his exit from political activity.