Five-time Congress MLA Shoaib Iqbal joins AAP

In a major political development, Congress leader and former MLA Shoaib Iqbal along with two other leaders on Thursday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Ex-deputy speaker of Delhi Assembly Shoaib Iqbal, MCD Councillors from Congress Aley Mohammed Iqbal and Sultana Abad joined AAP in the presence of Chief Minister and AAP's national convener Kejriwal.Being an MLA for five consecutive terms before losing to AAP in 2015, Shoaib Iqbal has a stronghold in the Matia Mahal constituency in Delhi. He contested and won the 2013 assembly elections from JD(U).Speaking on the occasion, AAP National Convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said, "I want to welcome Shoaib Iqbal Ji and his team to the party with all my heart. I strongly believe that his support will strengthen the work that we have done for the poor in Delhi. His addition in the party will help take forward the development that AAP always believes in and is devoted to."Owing to his keen