India, April 27 -- Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan has accepted the BJP merger announced by MP Raghav Chadha, along with six others who left the AAP last week. The BJP's total tally in Rajya Sabha has now climbed to 113, with names of Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Sandeep Pathak, Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Harbhajan Singh, Swati Maliwal and Rajinder Gupta now featuring in the party's list.

Taking to X, union minister Kiren Rijiju announced the Rajya Sabha chair's nod to the merger. "Welcome to nation building NDA under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and good bye to Tukde-Tukde INDI Alliance," Rijiju wrote, hitting out at the AAP.

Rijiju heaped praise on the newly-inducted members of the BJP and said they n...