NewDelhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan has formally approved the merger of six rebel Aam Aadmi Party MPs including Raghav Chadha with the BJP. With this, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s tally in the upper house has jumped to 113. Seven rebel AAP Rajya MPs – Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Sandeep Pathak, Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Harbhajan Singh, Swati Maliwal and Rajinder Gupta – are now part of the BJP in the upper house.
Raghav Chadha’s ‘toxic work culture’ jibe
Days after quitting the AAP, Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha took to social media and claimed that he was forced to leave the party due to ‘toxic’ work culture. Chadha asserted that his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would help him implement the causes he supports more effectively.
The development follows a major political shift last week when Chadha announced his resignation from AAP along with six other Rajya Sabha MPs — Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Rajinder Gupta and Vikram Sahni — all of whom have announced their decision to merge with the BJP.
Bureau Report
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