Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: AAP MLA Naresh Yadav Resigns

In a big blow to Delhi ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Mehrauli MLA Naresh Yadav tendered his resignation from party's primary membership. AAP MLA's big decision came right ahead of the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, which may hit party's election preparations in the constituency.

It is said that MLA Naresh Yadav was not happy with party high command's decision of denying him ticket this time. Naresh Yadav has been replaced by Mahender Chaudhary, husband of Mehrauli councillor Rekha Chaudhary, to contest on AAP's ticket against BJP's Gajendra Yadav and Congress' Pushpa Singh.

Earlier, when Naresh Yadav was denied ticket to contest election from Mehrauli seat, AAP MLA in a post on X (formerly Twitter) said, that he himself said no to contest election until he gets a clean chit in 2016 discretion case.

".... today, after meeting Arvind ji, I told him that till the court clears my case, I will not be able to do anything for the party. I will not contest elections until I am honourably acquitted. I am completely innocent, and the allegations levelled against me are politically motivated and false. That is why I have requested them to free me from contesting elections. I will continue to serve the people of Mehrauli and work like a common worker. I will try my best to make Kejriwal the CM again. Jai Hind. Long live Mother India," Yadav said in a post on X.