Brahm Singh Tanwar Explained

Brahm Singh Tanwar (born: 7 July 1952) is an Indian politician. He’s 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 assembly in 1993, 1998 from Mehrauli and 2013 from Chhatarpur, Delhi Assembly constituency. He is a three time Councillor and three time BJP-MLA from South Delhi district. He was 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 Gurjar community^[3] in Delhi.^[4] He was also listed as Top 5 Richest Candidates of the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.^[5]

On 31st 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.

Notes and References

1. News: 2024-10-31 . Former BJP MLA Brahm Singh joins AAP in Delhi . 2024-10-31 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
2. News: Baluni . Sneha . 31 October 2024 . तंवर के बदले तंवर; AAP ने BJP से हिसाब किया चुकता, स्वैप हो गए 'उम्मीदवार' .
3. Web site: 2015-02-06. Gujjars to decide fate of the Tanwars. 2020-08-17. Deccan Herald. en.
4. Web site: Brahm Singh Tanwar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- CHHATARPUR(SOUTH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. 2020-08-09. myneta.info.
5. Web site: Gupta. Chahak. Meet the five richest candidates contesting the Delhi election, and the five 'poorest'. 2020-08-09. Newslaundry. en.