Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Thursday disqualified two MLAs from the Legislative Assembly under the anti-defection law. Anil Bajpai and Devendra Sehrawat, who were elected to Delhi Assembly on Aam Adami Party tickets, had quit the ruling party to join BJP.

Gandhi Nagar MLA Anil Bajpai had quit AAP on May 3 amid allegations of horsetrading by the BJP. At the time Deputy CM Manish Sisodia had alleged that the BJP had offered Rs 10 crore each to seven AAP MLAs to switch sides.

Bajpai, however, denied having taken any money for joining the BJP and said CM Arvind Kejriwal was in the habit of making allegations and then tendering apologies.

Four days later, on May 7, Bijwasan MLA Devinder Singh Sehrawat switched sides to BJP. Earlier at the press conference, Devinder Singh Sehrawat accused AAP of ignoring and cornering him. He said he was not even invited to party functions.

"The party insulted me, but I took it in my stride and continued working for the development of my area," the retired colonel said.

Speaker Ram Niwas Goel had earlier disqualified rebel MLA Kapil Mishra for anti-party activities.

The speaker had on August 2 disqualified Mishra, an MLA from Karawal Nagar, with effect from January 27 when he had shared the stage with BJP leaders at an event organised by them.

The speaker had also said that since Mishra campaigned for the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha polls, it indicated that he has "given up the membership of his original political party". Kapil Mishra has challenged the decision in Delhi High Court.