Bhopal office of AAP locked over unpaid rent, party says 'don't have funds'

Aam Aadmi Party's Madhya Pradesh state office in Bhopal's Subhash Nagar has been reportedly locked. (Image: X/@NarendraSaluja)

The Bhopal office of the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP), running from a leased house, was locked by the landlord after the party allegedly failed to pay its rent for three months.

"All this happens when we work with honesty. Things will improve. We are honest. Right now, our party does not have funds. So we couldn't do it," MP AAP joint secretary Ramakant Patel told PTI over the phone.

He said they manage the party affairs with local funds and the financial condition of their workers was not good.

"I won't know about the amount of office rent and the time since it has not been paid," the former MP AAP spokesman said.

State BJP spokesman Narendra Saluja wrote on X, "AAP's MP office locked, next number is of Congress."

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Narendra Saluja (@NarendraSaluja) March 1, 2025

The AAP recently faced poll rout in Delhi after the BJP won 48 of 70 seats. The saffron party dealt a devastating blow to the Arvind Kejriwal-led party whose top leadership crumbled or barely made it. AAP was reduced to just 22 seats.

(With inputs from PTI)