Brahm Singh Tanwar

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Brahm Singh Tanwar (born: 7 July 1952) is an Indian politician. He is a former member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, who joined Aam Aadmi Party in October 2024, after renouncing the membership of Bharatiya Janta Party. [1]

Political career

Tanwar was elected to the Delhi assembly in 1993 and 1998 from Mehrauli and in 2013 from Chhatarpur, Delhi Assembly constituency. He is a three-time Councillor and three-time BJP-MLA from South Delhi district. [1] He has been a prominent leader of BJP since the foundation of the party and has been jailed in The Emergency (India). [2]

He is a mass leader of Hindus [3] in Delhi. [4] He was also listed in Top 5 Richest Candidates of the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election. [5]

On 31 October 2024, Tanwar along with his associates, renounced the membership from Bhartiya Janata Party and joined Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of the party chief Arvind Kejriwal. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former BJP MLA Brahm Singh joins AAP in Delhi". The Times of India. 31 October 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 Baluni, Sneha (31 October 2024). "तंवर के बदले तंवर; AAP ने BJP से हिसाब किया चुकता, स्वैप हो गए 'उम्मीदवार'".
  3. ↑ "Gujjars to decide fate of the Tanwars". Deccan Herald. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Brahm Singh Tanwar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- CHHATARPUR(SOUTH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Gupta, Chahak. "Meet the five richest candidates contesting the Delhi election, and the five 'poorest'". Newslaundry. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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