New Delhi, August 29: One of the five Delhi councillors who quit the Aam Aadmi Party earlier this week to join the BJP returned to the AAP fold on Thursday, saying it was a mistake and he wanted to rectify it. Ramchandra, councillor from ward number 28, is a former MLA from the Bawana assembly constituency. AAP Leaders Join BJP: 5 Aam Aadmi Party MCD Councillors Jump Ship, Delhi BJP Chief Virendra Sachdeva Alleges ‘Councillors Were Pressurised To Indulge in Corruption’ (Watch Videos).

In an official statement, the councillor said that he realised he took a wrong decision and met with senior leaders of AAP, including former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Members of Parliament Sanjay Singh and Sandeep Pathak. Ramchandra said that joining the BJP was a big mistake, but now he wants to return to his family and rectify the error. 'Big Conspiracy Against Arvind Kejriwal by BJP' Claims AAP Leader Sanjay Singh After CBI Questions Delhi CM in Tihar Jail a Day Before Supreme Court Hearing (Watch Video).

In a post in Hindi on X, Sisodia said, "I met Aam Aadmi Party colleague and former Bawana Vidhan Sabha MLA Ramchandra. Today, he has returned to his Aam Aadmi family." Ramchandra also alleged he was "misled" by some people. "I am taking an oath today that the way I was misled by some people, I will never come under their influence in the future," he said in the presence of Sisodia and other senior leaders of the party.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)