New Delhi, April 24 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a major setback after its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, who was removed as party's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha earlier, joined the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday.

Chadha, while addressing a presser in the national capital, formalised a split that had been building for weeks, announcing that two-thirds of the party's Upper House members would merge with the BJP.

The move triggered furious reactions from AAP leaders while drawing a warm welcome from the BJP.

The trio MPs -- Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal -- announced a split in the party and joined the BJP later in the presence of party chief Nitin Nabin, who welcomed the decision.

As th...