EC disqualifies 20 AAP MLAs: All you need to know about 'Office of Profit'

This is not for the first time in Indian history that action is being taken against lawmakers

In a big setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Election Commission on Friday disqualified 20 of its MLAs for holding 'office of profit'. The Congress had on June 9, 2016, moved the poll panel to seek disqualification of 21 AAP MLAs and has been pursuing the matter ever since. The proceedings were dropped against Jarnail Singh after he resigned as the Rajouri Garden MLA to contest the Punjab Assembly polls in February 2017. In October last year, the EC had issued a notice to the Aam Aadmi Party lawmakers for an explanation.

This is not for the first