Turncoat diaries: Leaders who joined BJP ahead of Delhi polls

Kiran Bedi, who was part of Team Anna alongside Arvind Kejriwal, entered the political arena as the BJP's chief ministerial candidate in January 2015. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT Photo)

Updated on: Jan 20, 2015 12:04 PM IST

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Kiran Bedi, who was part of Team Anna alongside Arvind Kejriwal, entered the political arena as the BJP's chief ministerial candidate in January 2015. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT Photo)

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Shazia Ilmi was once a big name in the Aam Aadmi Party. But after a fallout with the rookie party's top brass, she joined the BJP ahead of the Delhi assembly elections slated for February 7. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Former Congress heavyweight and the UPA government's MoS for women and child development Krishna Tirath joined the BJP just before the Delhi polls, in a surprise move. (Arun Sharma/HT Photo)

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Former Aam Aadmi Party MLA Vinod Kumar Binny had a major showdown with Arvind Kejriwal and was subsequently expelled from the party. Binny has now joined the BJP. (PTI Photo)

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Jaya Prada, former film actor and ex-member of the Samajwadi Party, is another heavy weight who has expressed interest in joining the saffron party ahead of the key elections in the National Capital. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)