Poonam Azad, wife of suspended BJP MP from Darbhanga and three-time national executive member of the party Kirti Azad, on Sunday joined the Aam Admi Party, ending months of speculation.
Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said, "Poonam Azad will play an important in the upcoming Punjab polls and after discussions she will be given an important responsibility in the party."
On her part, Poonam said she saw a bright future for youth in AAP and held Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley responsible for her decision to quit the BJP. Her husband Kirti Azad had launched a bitter attack on Jaitley over alleged corruption in the DDCA during the Minister's tenure as its head. Earlier in the Day, Poonam met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Welcoming her to AAP, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said Poonam has been a champion for aam admi's rights and has been fighting for the issues of people.
Poonam, who had contested against former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the 2003 Assembly polls, has faced growing marginalisation in BJP over the last few years.