Lucknow, April 26 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday welcomed the joining of two-thirds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MPs into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), calling it a decisive political development.

Reacting to the move, Maurya said on Saturday that the BJP is open to leaders joining its fold and asserted that the AAP had emerged from an anti-corruption movement.

"We welcome all these MPs. AAP was born out of a movement," Maurya said.

He further asserted that the party is nearing its end, adding, "The time has come for AAP to end."

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Bihar President Sanjay Saraogi on Friday also took a sharp dig at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after two to three of its Rajya ...