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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Former BJP MLA Brahm Singh joins AAP in Delhi". The Times of India. 31 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baluni, Sneha (31 October 2024). "तंवर के बदले तंवर; AAP ने BJP से हिसाब किया चुकता, स्वैप हो गए 'उम्मीदवार'".
- ↑ "Gujjars to decide fate of the Tanwars". Deccan Herald. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ↑ "Brahm Singh Tanwar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- CHHATARPUR(SOUTH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ Gupta, Chahak. "Meet the five richest candidates contesting the Delhi election, and the five 'poorest'". Newslaundry. Retrieved 9 August 2020.