WATCH: Raghav Chadha arrives at Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in Delhi after months of absence

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha was seen in India for the first time in months amid the party crisis, which began after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) followed by the ongoing Swati Maliwal assault casesaga.

The investigating agency arrested Kejriwal in a case pertaining to alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy.

The arrest led to chaos in India's capital with AAP members and supporters protesting against the action by ED just a few days before the polling began for the Lok Sabha Election.

However, during the demonstrations, Chadha's absence was noticed by the opposition as well as the media. He was missing from the party's campaigning for the general election.

Last month, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said that Chadha has undergone major eye surgery in the United Kingdom and will join the party's Lok Sabha poll campaigning once he is better. He added that the MP had developed a serious eye ailment which could have led to blindness.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had also said that Chadha will campaign for the party for the elections.

"Raghav Chadha has undergone a major eye surgery in the UK. It is said that his condition was serious and there was a possibility of blindness. As soon as he gets better, he will come back to India and join us in the election campaigning," Bharadwaj had told PTI Videos.

On Saturday (May 18), Chadha, AAP's MP from Punjab, made his first appearance in months.

Watch the video here:

#WATCH | Delhi: AAP MP Raghav Chadha arrives at the residence of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

He was in UK and had undergone eye surgery there pic.twitter.com/XUGuqxHBIY — ANI (@ANI) May 18, 2024

Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by ED. The Delhi government had implemented the policy on November 17, 2021, but it was scrapped at the end of September 2022. Corruption allegations have been levelled against the party, which AAP denies.

Swati Maliwal assault case

Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal accused Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar, of assaulting her when she visited the chief minister's residence on Monday. Maliwal had filed a first information report (FIR) and Kumar has been taken into custody by Delhi Police, but the allegations havetriggered a political storm amid elections.

(With inputs from agencies)