As Delhi’s Water Minister, Mishra turned off the tap to create an artificial water crisis just ahead of the municipal elections. The AAP leadership was flooded with complaints from party MLAs who besieged Mishra with pleas to improve water supply in the parched summer. But he didn't do it. AAP leaders now believe there was a deliberate attempt to sabotage the municipal elections.

AAP leaders, including Kejriwal, on the other hand requested Vishwas to campaign for the municipal elections. But he did not turn up even once.

The plan was to wean away 15 AAP MLAs and then rope in the 21 legislators who faced disqualification on office of profit charges. They were promised that the 'passive' BJP support could save their Assembly membership. That would have got Mishra a simple majority in a House of 70.

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