With just four days left for the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a major blow as eight of its outgoing MLAs resigned and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday.

The MLAs, who had been denied election tickets by AAP, accused the party of corruption and deviating from its core ideology. Their sudden exit and switch to BJP have intensified political tensions ahead of the crucial polls.

The defections are expected to impact AAP's campaign as it faces an aggressive challenge from the BJP, which has been targeting the Kejriwal-led government over alleged corruption scandals and governance failures. The move is also seen as a setback for AAP's clean politics narrative, with the defecting MLAs claiming that the party has abandoned its founding principles.

With the political battlefield heating up in Delhi, all eyes are now on the upcoming elections, which will determine whether AAP can retain power or if the BJP's aggressive strategy will turn the tide in its favor.