Raghav Chadha and 6 AAP Rajya Sabha MPs join BJP in a major political shift
Seven members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Rajya Sabha have defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a move that significantly alters the political landscape of the Upper House. The MPs, Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, and Ashok Kumar Mittal, met with BJP president Nitin Nabin at the party's headquarters on Friday evening. The AAP has accused the BJP of orchestrating "Operation Lotus" to recruit its members.
26 APR 2026
— The Hindu
The Aam Aadmi Party experienced a setback as seven of its MPs joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, coinciding with Arvind Kejriwal's campaign visit to West Bengal.
27 APR 2026
— The Hindu
Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan accepted the merger of seven AAP MPs with the BJP, significantly increasing the BJP's strength in the Upper House.
— The Hindu
Seven AAP members joined the BJP, increasing the party's Rajya Sabha strength and prompting legal review by the Supreme Court.
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