Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal with BJP president Nitin Nabin and party leaders Anil Baluni (extreme left), Tarun Chugh and Arun Singh (extreme right) at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi. (PTI/File) 6 min read Apr 29, 2026 06:20 AM IST First published on: Apr 29, 2026 at 06:20 AM IST It is perhaps no secret that the BJP’s plan for India is not just a Congress-mukt Bharat, but a Vipaksha Viheen Bharat. The recent defection of seven Members of Parliament from the AAP is part of a long chain of extra-electoral measures the BJP has taken to defang any Opposition party that might even slightly challenge it. At one level, it is hard to grudge any political party wanting to acquire and consolidate power. That is one of the core aims of politics. It is also a rule of politics that no one “deserves” power: Power is what you can create. Any serious political party must take this aspiration seriously.…