Former BJP MLA Anil Jha joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the presence of party national convener Arvind Kejriwal. Jha represented Kirari constituency twice as a BJP MLA. He switched his loyalties to AAP at an event in Delhi. This came after Kailash Gahlot, a senior AAP leader quit the AAP. Kejriwal said, “I welcome Anil Jha to AAP. He is one of the leaders, who worked for Purvanchal people.”