Two leaders from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and one from the Congress they have expressed their willingness to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after being impressed by saffron party-led Central government’s recent decision to abrogate Article 370.

On August 5, the Central government had announced its decision to withdraw special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution and to bifurcate the state into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The decision received mixed reactions of the political parties and people across the country.

According to BJP sources, the three leaders were nominated from separate Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi in the recently-held elections but suffered defeat at the hands of their BJP opponents. They are expected to join the BJP after its national leadership gives a "green signal".

"They expressed their eagerness to join the party post Article 370 abrogation by the Modi government," a top Delhi BJP leader was quoted a saying by news agency PTI.

"These leaders contested the Lok Sabha polls from separate constituencies in Delhi and lost with big margins. They are now in touch with the BJP showing interest in joining the party," the BJP leader added.

In the recently-held Lok Sabha elections, the Congress and AAP failed to win a single seat out of seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi while the BJP registered a thumping victory by sweeping all seats in the national capital.

"Apart from their appreciation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the way he ended special status of Jammu and Kashmir by scrapping Article 370, these three leaders have also been impressed by BJP's massive victory in the Lok Sabha polls this year," said another top BJP leader, who is in touch with the three leaders.

They were fielded by their parties in the Lok Sabha elections from South, North West and West Delhi seats.

"Two of them had contested Lok Sabha polls on the AAP ticket while one was fielded by the Congress," he added.

The Delhi BJP sources claimed that party’s national capital unit has left its marks in the Purvanchali and Bihari pockets in Delhi, which were earlier considered AAP's stronghold.

"It also acted as another reason behind the three leaders' decision to switch sides and join the BJP," he said.