7 Delhi MLAs quit AAP ahead of polls

Seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the party on Friday, just five days ahead of the high-octane Delhi Assembly elections. Six of the seven outgoing legislators were denied tickets to contest the upcoming polls and were reportedly disgruntled with the party's decision.The MLAs who resigned are Naresh Yadav (Mehrauli), Rohit Kumar (Trilokpuri), Rajesh Rishi (Janakpuri), Madan Lal (Kasturba Nagar), Pawan Sharma (Adarsh Nagar), and Bhawna Goud (Palam). BS Joon (Bijwasan) was the first AAP MLA who gave his papers.
The AAP has named candidates for all the 70 Assembly seats of Delhi, which will go to polls on February 5. The counting of votes will be held on February 8. Arvind Kejriwal's party is eyeing a third consecutive five-year term in Delhi and faces a stiff challenge from the BJP, who has been out of power in the capital for the last 27 years. The Congress is the third major party in contention.The Congress, which governed Delhi for 15 years, failed to win any seats in the past two elections.