<p>Journalist-turned-politician Ashish Khetan on Wednesday announced that he has quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), saying his decision should not be viewed “as a reflection on AAP, in any way whatsoever.”</p>.<p>In his parting note, he wished his ex-party colleagues “good luck in their future endeavours.”</p>.<p>Khetan announced his exit from the party in a Facebook post, saying he had been plagued with “self-doubt and the question" of whether he "wanted to" continue in electoral politics for the past two years.</p>.<p>"Early this year I made my decision to quit active politics after much deliberation and in consultation with family and close friends. However, since both the party and the government were beset with a series of crises, I waited for an opportune time to formalise my decision," he said.</p>.<p>He called it “an unfortunate rumour” that his decision to quit the party was linked to his desire for “any seat.”</p>.<p>“The party had graciously asked me to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, but I had politely turned it down. Contesting one more election would have further entrenched me in the world of politics, something I don't want at this point in time,” he added.</p>.<p>The party sources said Khetan had tendered his resignation to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on August 15 but the party convenor has not accepted it so far.</p>.<p>This comes within a week after another journalist-turned-politician and one of the prominent face of the AAP Ashutosh quit the party due to "very very personal reason".</p>.<p>Ashutosh's resignation too has not yet been accepted by Kejriwal, sources said.</p>.<p>Opposition Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sounded doom for the AAP over the resignation of its two prominent leaders within a week.</p>.<p>“Arvind Kejriwal is onetime wonder whose charisma is fast losing its sheen among the people of Delhi and the leaders of his own party," Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said.</p>.<p>Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) spokesperson Sharmistha Mukherjee, meanwhile, tweeted “....Obviously, something is terribly wrong within the party." </p>
<p>Journalist-turned-politician Ashish Khetan on Wednesday announced that he has quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), saying his decision should not be viewed “as a reflection on AAP, in any way whatsoever.”</p>.<p>In his parting note, he wished his ex-party colleagues “good luck in their future endeavours.”</p>.<p>Khetan announced his exit from the party in a Facebook post, saying he had been plagued with “self-doubt and the question" of whether he "wanted to" continue in electoral politics for the past two years.</p>.<p>"Early this year I made my decision to quit active politics after much deliberation and in consultation with family and close friends. However, since both the party and the government were beset with a series of crises, I waited for an opportune time to formalise my decision," he said.</p>.<p>He called it “an unfortunate rumour” that his decision to quit the party was linked to his desire for “any seat.”</p>.<p>“The party had graciously asked me to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, but I had politely turned it down. Contesting one more election would have further entrenched me in the world of politics, something I don't want at this point in time,” he added.</p>.<p>The party sources said Khetan had tendered his resignation to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on August 15 but the party convenor has not accepted it so far.</p>.<p>This comes within a week after another journalist-turned-politician and one of the prominent face of the AAP Ashutosh quit the party due to "very very personal reason".</p>.<p>Ashutosh's resignation too has not yet been accepted by Kejriwal, sources said.</p>.<p>Opposition Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sounded doom for the AAP over the resignation of its two prominent leaders within a week.</p>.<p>“Arvind Kejriwal is onetime wonder whose charisma is fast losing its sheen among the people of Delhi and the leaders of his own party," Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said.</p>.<p>Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) spokesperson Sharmistha Mukherjee, meanwhile, tweeted “....Obviously, something is terribly wrong within the party." </p>