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  1. RS Chairman approved merger of 7 AAP MPs into BJP.
  2. NDA tally rises to 148 in Rajya Sabha.
  3. AAP reduced to just 3 MPs in Rajya Sabha.

Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan officially approved the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs including Raghav Chadha into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a major political development on Monday. This move has reduced the AAP's strength in the upper house to just three MPs.

BJP's Strength In Rajya Sabha Rises To 113

The merger has directly benefited the BJP, increasing its number in the Rajya Sabha to 113. This has also brought the NDA's tally to 148. The seven MPs who joined the BJP include Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Sandeep Pathak, Vikramjeet Sahni, Swati Maliwal, and Rajinder Gupta. All of them are now listed as BJP MPs on the official Rajya Sabha website.

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Party-Wise Tally In Rajya Sabha

BJP Tally In Rajya Sabha - 113

AAP Tally In Rajya Sabha - 3

Congress Tally In Rajya Sabha - 29

All India Trinamool Congress Tally In Rajya Sabha - 13

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam In Rajya Sabha - 8

Nominated In Rajya Sabha - 7

Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party Tally In Rajya Sabha - 7

Biju Janata Dal Tally In Rajya Sabha - 6

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Tally In Rajya Sabha - 5

Janata Dal (United) Tally In Rajya Sabha - 4

Nationalist Congress Party Tally In Rajya Sabha - 4

Samajwadi Party Tally In Rajya Sabha - 4

Bharat Rashtra Samithi Tally In Rajya Sabha - 3

Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tally In Rajya Sabha - 3

Independent & Others Tally In Rajya Sabha - 3

J&K National Conference Tally In Rajya Sabha - 3

Rashtriya Janata Dal Tally In Rajya Sabha - 3

Communist Party of India Tally In Rajya Sabha - 2

Indian Union Muslim League Tally In Rajya Sabha - 2

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Tally In Rajya Sabha - 2

Shiv Sena Tally In Rajya Sabha - 2

Telugu Desam Party Tally In Rajya Sabha - 2

UNITED PEOPLES PARTY (LIBERAL) Tally In Rajya Sabha - 2

Asom Gana Parishad Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Bahujan Samaj Party Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Janata Dal (Secular) Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Kerala Congress (M) Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Makkal Needhi Maiam Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Mizo National Front Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

National Peoples Party Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Nationalist Congress Party-SHARADCHANDRA PAWAR Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Pattali Makkal Katchi Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Rashtriya Lok Dal Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Rashtriya Lok Morcha Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Republican Party of India (ATHAWALE) Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Tally In Rajya Sabha - 1

AAP Demands Cancellation Of Membership

According to reports, these MPs had requested the Chairman on Friday to recognise them as members of the BJP after the merger. The Chairman accepted their request. However, the Aam Aadmi Party had previously demanded action against these seven MPs. The party filed a petition before the Rajya Sabha Chairman, appealing for the cancellation of their membership.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh had said that MPs who leave the party and join another party should be disqualified. Last Friday, AAP suffered a major setback when seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs announced they were leaving the party and joining the BJP. These leaders alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party had strayed from its core principles and values.

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AAP's Damage Control Mode On

AAP has gone into damage-control mode following statements linked to Raghav Chadha, who, along with seven Rajya Sabha members, is said to have switched sides from the party.

Senior leader Manish Sisodia, who cut short his Gujarat visit, returned to Delhi on Saturday. He met AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, where discussions reportedly focused on preventing further political damage and stabilising the organisation.

Damage Control Assigned To Sisodia, Sanjay Singh

According to Jagran.com, citing sources, the party has divided responsibility for damage control across regions. Sanjay Singh has been assigned Delhi, while Manish Sisodia has been tasked with managing the situation in Punjab.

On the other hand, the party has instructed all the MLAs and the remaining MPs that if they receive any kind of call, they should record it and inform the top leadership of the party.

While AAP maintains that the departure of Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak poses no threat to its MLAs, the Jagran.com report suggests the leadership is now treating the situation seriously after Chadha’s recent statements.


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