AAP's Uttarakhand CM Candidate Ajay Kothiyal Quits Party

This comes after the AAP saw a dismal defeat in the recently held Uttarakhand Assembly elections.

Ajay Kothiyal, the Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial face for the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly elections, resigned from the party on Wednesday, 18 May.

“I was a member of the party from 19 April 2021 to 18 May 2022. Taking the sentiments of ex-army men, ex-paramilitary, senior citizens, intellectuals, women, and youth into account, I have resigned from the party,” Kothiyal said in a cryptic letter written to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal.

This comes after the AAP saw a dismal defeat in the Uttarakhand polls, following which the party’s state unit was dissolved and Deepak Bali was appointed AAP Uttarakhand president.

त्यागपत्र

पूर्व सैनिकों, पूर्व अर्धसैनिकों, बुजुर्गों, महिलाओं, युवाओं तथा बुद्धिजीवियों की भावनाओं को ध्यान में रखते हुए, मैं आज दिनांक 18 मई 2022 को, आम आदमी पार्टी की सदस्यता से अपना त्यागपत्र दे रहा हूँ । pic.twitter.com/5IMeVRu4sb

— Col Ajay Kothiyal, KC, SC, VSM (R.) (@ColAjayKothiyal) May 18, 2022