Overview
- At a press conference a day after stepping down, Karpada alleged the AAP leadership failed to provide promised legal help and sought to prolong his jail time, naming senior figures including Gopal Italia and Manoj Sorathiya.
- Karpada resigned from all party posts on February 11 via a letter to Arvind Kejriwal, publicly citing personal reasons and thanking colleagues and farmers for their support.
- His exit follows more than 100 days in Rajkot Central Jail after an October 2025 Haddad protest case in which about 85 people were booked on serious charges including attempt to murder; he was released on bail roughly 10 days ago.
- AAP leaders praised Karpada’s farmer advocacy while alleging the BJP used pressure and intimidation against opposition figures, a claim they say may have influenced his decision to quit.
- Karpada said he will not join any party for now and will continue farmer advocacy independently, a move that raises fresh questions about AAP’s rural organising strength in Saurashtra.