The strength of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Rajya Sabha has increased. Seven MPs, including Raghav Chadha who left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the BJP, have received formal approval from Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan. Following this, the number of BJP MPs in the Rajya Sabha rose from 106 to 113. On Monday, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat released an updated list of all party MPs in the house, which included the names of these seven leaders in the BJP MPs list.
This has provided the BJP with greater political strength in the upper house. Notably, the MPs who joined the BJP on April 24 include Raghav Chadha, Ashok Kumar Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Sandeep Kumar Pathak, Dr. Vikramjeet Singh Sahni, Swati Maliwal, and Rajinder Gupta.
All of them have now officially become part of the BJP parliamentary party. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju confirmed this development on the social media platform X, stating that Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan has accepted the merger of the seven AAP MPs into the BJP.
Now, Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Swati Maliwal, Rajinder Gupta, and Vikramjeet Singh Sahni are members of the BJP parliamentary party. Rijiju also praised the conduct of these MPs, noting that they have never used indecent language or engaged in any indiscipline or un-parliamentary behavior. He described this as an example of positive politics.
He further stated that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, everyone is welcome in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for nation-building. He also targeted the opposition alliance, suggesting they should say goodbye to the 'tukde-tukde' coalition. Political analysts believe that this development will strengthen the BJP's position in the Rajya Sabha and may provide the party with a strategic advantage in upcoming legislative activities, especially at a time when the strength in the upper house plays a decisive role in the passage of several important bills.
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