New Delhi: In a major setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Election Commision (EC) on Friday recommended the disqualification of 20 MLAs of the party for allegedly holding offices of profit as Parliamentary Secretaries.


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The EC has sent its recommendation to President Ram Nath Kovind.


Here's the list of the 20 AAP MLAs -


Adarsh Shastri from Dwarka constituency


Alka Lamba from Chandni Chowk constituency


Sanjeev Jha from Burari constituency


Kailash Gehlot from Najafgarh constituency


Vijendra Garg from Rajinder Nagar constituency


Praveen Kumar from Jangpura constituency


Sharad Kumar Chauhan from Narela constituency


Madan Lal Khufiya from Kasturba Nagar constituency


Shiv Charan Goyal from Moti Nagar constituency


Sarita Singh from Rohtas Nagar constituency


Naresh Yadav from Mehrauli constituency


Rajesh Gupta from Wazirpur constituency


Rajesh Rishi from Janakpuri constituency


Anil Kumar Bajpai from Gandhi Nagar constituency


Som Dutt from Sadar Bazar constituency


Avtar Singh from Kalkaji constituency


Sukhvir Singh Dala from Mundka constituency


Manoj Kumar from Kondli constituency


Nitin Tyagi from Laxmi Nagar constituency


Jarnail Singh from Tilak Nagar constituency


The petition against the AAP MLAs was filed by Delhi lawyer Prashant Patel who sought their disqualification. The petitioner had also claimed that the MLAs had enjoyed perks and benefits while they held the office of parliamentary secretaries.