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(2024-10-31). Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 तंवर के बदले तंवर; AAP ने BJP से हिसाब किया चुकता, स्वैप हो गए 'उम्मीदवार'(31 October 2024).
- ↑ Gujjars to decide fate of the Tanwars. Deccan Herald(2015-02-06). Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ↑ Brahm Singh Tanwar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- CHHATARPUR(SOUTH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. myneta.info. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ↑ Meet the five richest candidates contesting the Delhi election, and the five 'poorest', Gupta, Chahak. Newslaundry. Retrieved 2020-08-09.