The Aam Aadmi Party has complained to the Principal Commissioner of GST and the Delhi Police after alleging that 58 unidentified companies were registered at the address of its national headquarters in New Delhi between July and September 2026.
AAP Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj raised the issue at a press conference and alleged that the registrations were part of a conspiracy to damage the party’s reputation ahead of the February 2027 elections. The party said the businesses were registered at 1, Canning Lane, New Delhi, the address of its national office.
Bharadwaj said the party had submitted a formal complaint seeking an investigation into how the registrations were completed. He alleged that the companies had obtained GST registrations after Aadhaar verification, and questioned how multiple businesses could be registered at the address used by the political party.
“This was planned by the BJP so that before the February 2027 elections, the BJP could have planted this news and run a campaign against us, that AAP runs several shell companies through which it receives donations,” Bharadwaj said, according to the report. AAP has described the companies as unknown and alleged that the registrations could be used to create an impression that the party operates or receives funds through shell entities.
The report does not establish who formed the companies, who submitted the registration applications, whether the entities have any connection with AAP, or whether the registrations were processed incorrectly. Those questions will depend on the records held by the GST authorities, corporate-registration databases and the police inquiry requested by the party.
The matter highlights the importance of address verification in India’s business-registration and tax systems, particularly when several entities are linked to a single premises. A registered address can be used for official correspondence and compliance purposes, but the registration itself does not establish ownership, control or operational activity at that location. Determining those links would require examination of incorporation documents, GST applications, identification records and other filings.
AAP’s complaint places the responsibility for clarifying the registrations with the authorities it has approached. The party has asked the Centre to investigate how the alleged registrations were completed and whether any process was misused. The supplied report does not include a response from the Central government, the GST department, the Delhi Police or the alleged companies.
The next step is expected to be an examination of the registrations and the address records by the GST authorities and police. Until that process is completed, the allegation that the entities are shell companies or that they are connected to AAP remains unverified.
