New Delhi, April 24 -- Seven Rajya Sabha MPs of the Aam Aadmi Party, including Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, quit the party on Friday and joined the BJP.

Chadha's dramatic exit came weeks after he was removed as the deputy leader of AAP in the Rajya Sabha. The party also requested that Chadha not be allotted any speaking time from the AAP's official quota in the House.

AAP had replaced Punjab MP Ashok Mittal as the deputy leader in the Upper House. On Friday, Mittal also joined BJP along with Chadha.

Addressing a press conference, Chadha, flanked by Pathak and Mittal, said that two-thirds of the Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MPs have quit the party and will join the BJP as a faction.

Chadha said that party MPs Harbha...