The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said it was taking "very seriously" the allegations of horse trading levelled against the party by Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal. On Thursday, Kejriwal claimed that 16 AAP candidates had received calls offering them ministerial berths and Rs 15 crore each if they left the party and joined the BJP.

Following the exit poll results, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal took to X (formerly Twitter) and alleged that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has poached their MLAs to switch parties ahead of the Assembly Election results.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of attempting to bribe 16 of his party candidates ahead of the Delhi polls

The ACB's visit was prompted by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, who ordered a probe into Kejriwal's allegations. However, the situation turned tense as AAP leaders refused to let the ACB officials meet Kejriwal,

The Anti-Corruption Branch has asked the former chief minister for details of the 16 candidates whom the BJP allegedly approached.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday issued a notice to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, requesting his presence for investigations into the allegations of bribes being offered to the party's MLAs.