New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- In a major setback to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) just five days before the Assembly elections, eight MLAs who were denied tickets have resigned from the party.

The legislators -- Rajesh Rishi (Janakpuri), Naresh Yadav (Mehrauli), Bhawna Goud (Palam), Rohit Kumar Mehraulia (Trilokpuri), B.S. Joon (Bijwasan), Madan Lal (Kasturba Nagar), Pawan Sharma (Adarsh Nagar), and Girish Soni (Madipur) -- have resigned from both the party's primary membership and the Assembly by formally writing to former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Speaker.

Naresh Yadav, the AAP MLA from Mehrauli, announced his resignation on X. Expressing disappointment, he criticised AAP for deviating from its founding principles.

"AAP was born out...