Claim
AAP's own MPs were also bought/defected, led by Raghav Chadha, and AAP itself even claimed Raghav Chadha's wedding happened because of them.
“आपके भी साथ सांसद बिक गए राघव चड्डा की अगुवाई में आपके भी सांसद बिक गए आपने तो यह तक कहा कि राघव चड्डा की शादी भी हमारी वजह से हुई”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Both factual components of the anchor's statement are corroborated as of the broadcast date: (1) seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs led by Raghav Chadha did leave AAP and join the BJP in April 2026, and (2) an AAP leader (Saurabh Bhardwaj) did publicly claim Chadha's marriage to Parineeti Chopra happened because the party made him an MP. The phrase 'बिक गए' (were bought/sold) is rhetorical characterization — there is no proof of payment, and the MPs cited ideological reasons while AAP alleged coercion — but the underlying events the anchor references are real, so the claim is substantially accurate.
Evidence
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/major-blow-to-aap-raghav-chadha-led-group-of-7-mps-joins-bjp-cites-principles/ In April 2026, seven of AAP's ten Rajya Sabha MPs, led by Raghav Chadha, defected to the BJP as a bloc — confirming the claim that AAP MPs defected under Chadha's lead before the 2026-07-02 broadcast. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://theprint.in/politics/raghav-chadha-led-aap-mps-move-to-bjp-reignites-debate-over-merger-exception-to-anti-defection-law/2915914/ Confirms the Raghav Chadha-led AAP MPs' move to the BJP used the two-thirds 'merger' exception to the anti-defection law; AAP called it 'Operation Lotus' and alleged coercion via central agencies. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.india.com/news/india/you-could-marry-parineeti-chopra-only-because-you-were-partys-rajya-sabha-member-aap-to-raghav-aam-aadmi-party-arvind-kejriwal-raghav-chadha-saurabh-bhardwaj-8394641/ AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj publicly claimed Chadha could marry Parineeti Chopra only because the party made him a Rajya Sabha MP — matching the anchor's statement that AAP claimed credit for the wedding. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghav_Chadha Background: Chadha married Parineeti Chopra in September 2023; he was removed as AAP's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha on 2026-04-02 and defected to BJP with six other MPs weeks later. ✓ reachable · archived