<p>New Delhi: Former Delhi minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kailash-gahlot">Kailash Gahlot</a> joined the BJP on Monday, a day after resigning from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).</p><p>He joined the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjp">BJP </a>at its headquarters in the presence of Union ministers Manohar Lal Khattar and Harsh Malhotra, Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva and national media head Anil Baluni among others.</p> .<p>Addressing the media after joining the party, Gahlot said efforts are being made to build a false narrative that his decision to quit the AAP was the result of ED and CBI pressure.</p><p>The fact is that the AAP compromised its values, he said.</p><p>Khattar described Gahlot's joining as a "turning point" in the politics of the national capital.</p><p>The BJP is hopeful that Gahlot's induction into the party will boost its prospects in the upcoming assembly polls as it looks to wrest power from the AAP.</p> .<p>Sachdeva said Gahlot, a two-term MLA and an advocate, is a leader known for his good work.</p><p>The former transport minister quit the AAP on Sunday, alleging "political ambitions" had overtaken the party's commitment towards people.</p> .<p>"Instead of fighting for people's rights, we have increasingly only been fighting for our own political agenda," the 50-year-old said in his resignation letter to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal.</p><p>Gahlot, a prominent face of the AAP, also took a jab at Kejriwal as he flagged some "awkward" and "embarrassing" controversies like 'sheeshmahal', saying it makes everyone doubt if "we still believe in being the 'Aam Aadmi'".</p><p>The AAP had claimed that Gahlot's decision was influenced by cases being probed against him by central agencies. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Former Delhi minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kailash-gahlot">Kailash Gahlot</a> joined the BJP on Monday, a day after resigning from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).</p><p>He joined the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjp">BJP </a>at its headquarters in the presence of Union ministers Manohar Lal Khattar and Harsh Malhotra, Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva and national media head Anil Baluni among others.</p> .<p>Addressing the media after joining the party, Gahlot said efforts are being made to build a false narrative that his decision to quit the AAP was the result of ED and CBI pressure.</p><p>The fact is that the AAP compromised its values, he said.</p><p>Khattar described Gahlot's joining as a "turning point" in the politics of the national capital.</p><p>The BJP is hopeful that Gahlot's induction into the party will boost its prospects in the upcoming assembly polls as it looks to wrest power from the AAP.</p> .<p>Sachdeva said Gahlot, a two-term MLA and an advocate, is a leader known for his good work.</p><p>The former transport minister quit the AAP on Sunday, alleging "political ambitions" had overtaken the party's commitment towards people.</p> .<p>"Instead of fighting for people's rights, we have increasingly only been fighting for our own political agenda," the 50-year-old said in his resignation letter to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal.</p><p>Gahlot, a prominent face of the AAP, also took a jab at Kejriwal as he flagged some "awkward" and "embarrassing" controversies like 'sheeshmahal', saying it makes everyone doubt if "we still believe in being the 'Aam Aadmi'".</p><p>The AAP had claimed that Gahlot's decision was influenced by cases being probed against him by central agencies. </p>