The AAP alleged on August 25 that 40 of its Delhi MLAs were targeted by the BJP with an offer of ₹20 crore each to switch sides, even as all the 62 of its legislators were accounted for during a meeting at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence.
The meeting that concluded within minutes was physically attended by 53 MLAs, including Mr. Kejriwal. Seven MLAs were out of station while Minister Satyendar Jain is in jail, said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan had joined the meeting over the phone, he added.
All the AAP MLAs, led by Mr. Kejriwal, reached Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial Rajghat after the meeting to pray for the failure of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “Operation Lotus”.
