India, May 21 -- New Delhi

Bobby Kinnar, who is the first transwoman to be elected a municipal councillor in the history of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in 2022, resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday and joined the newly-formed Indraprastha Vikas Party (IVP), becoming the 16th councillor to break away from the AAP and join the new outfit.

Bobby, who represents the Sultanpuri ward, cited deep dissatisfaction with the AAP leadership in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and a lack of coordination between councillors and the AAP leadership, while resigning from the party.

"I was elected in 2022 elections on the AAP ticket but despite coming to power, the party leadership was unable to run the corporation pro...