‘Political Parties Don’t Pay’: BJP's Well-Known TV Face Shehzad Poonawalla On Why He Left Party

‘I need to pay my rent’: Shehzad Poonawalla says financial pressure led him to quit the BJP

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has resigned from the party, citing pressing financial and personal circumstances. In his first interview after quitting, he said political parties do not pay spokespersons or workers and explained that meeting expenses such as rent had become difficult. Poonawalla said he had considered leaving since 2024 but remains ideologically committed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision.

‘I need to pay rent’: Shehzad Poonawalla reveals why he resigned from BJP, says party doesn’t pay karyakartas

Poonawalla, who had been one of the BJP’s prominent and vocal defenders as a spokesperson, stressed that he never viewed the party as his employer

‘Political Parties Don’t Pay’: BJP's Well-Known TV Face Shehzad Poonawalla On Why He Left Party

<p>BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has resigned from all party positions and given up his primary membership, saying pressing financial and personal circumstances were behind his decision to leave the party.</p> <p>Poonawalla, one of the BJP’s most recognisable faces on television debates, said political parties do not pay salaries to their spokespersons or workers and that he was finding it increasingly difficult to support himself…

Shehzad Poonawalla On Why He Quit BJP: Money, Politics Or Something More?

Why did Shehzad Poonawalla resign from the BJP? In his first interview after quitting the party, Poonawalla says his decision was not triggered by the BJP's new organisational team and that he had been considering a move back to the private sector since 2024. A former television anchor who joined the BJP in 2021, Poonawalla explains the financial and personal demands of working as a full-time political spokesperson, saying political parties do n…

Shehzad Poonawalla Cites Financial Stress As Reason Behind Quitting BJP

New Delhi: Financial stress was the main reason behind his quitting the BJP, Shehzad Poonawalla has said. Reflecting on his journey from once being a TV anchor to later switching to politics in 2021, Poonawalla said he was looking for new avenues as the current role didn’t pay much. “I need to pay my rent. My landlord is not going to give me free accomodation because I’m from the BJP,” Poonawalla told NDTV. The BJP or any other political party d…