India, Nov. 30 -- In a setback to the Aam Aadmi Party on the eve of the MCD bypolls, its senior leader and former two-time MLA Rajesh Gupta joined the BJP on Saturday.

Gupta, who was also a national spokesperson and incharge of the Karnataka unit of AAP, joined the BJP in the presence of Delhi state president Virendra Sachdeva. The former Wazirpur MLA was also a vice president of the AAP.

Sachdeva welcomed Gupta into the BJP fold by offering him the party's stole, said a statement released by the Delhi BJP. Gupta became emotional as he recalled his years with AAP, the alleged "mockery" he faced, and his experience with Kejriwal's leadership, even breaking down at one point, speaking through sobs.

"They (AAP) don't care about the people...