New Delhi, April 24 -- In a major setback for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak said he had been associated with the party for a decade but had now decided to part ways. He informed that he had joined AAP, believing in its promise of "new politics and politics of work" while announcing his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

"I had never thought that such a situation would ever occur in my life. But it did. I was a part of this party for 10 years. Today, I am separating my path from that of the AAP. When it came to joining a party, I joined AAP because they spoke of new politics and politics of work. In 10 years, I worked hard. All political decisions I made were taken by prioritising the party's int...