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Rajya Sabha Chairman accepts merger of 7 AAP MPs with BJP, NDA bloc tally rises to 141 MPs

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Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan has formally accepted the merger of seven AAP MPs with the BJP. This propels the BJP’s individual tally to a dominant 113 MPs in the Upper House AAP's strength has been bought from 10 members to just 3. The move was spearheaded by high-profile leaders Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, and Ashok Mittal. The MPs cited 'suffocation' and a departure from the party’s founding anti-corruption principles as reasons for their exit The group claims to fulfill the two-thirds requirement under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. The two thirds requirement bypasses disqualification under the Anti-Defection Law The Aam Aadmi Party filing a formal petition seeking the immediate disqualification of all seven defectors. The party has indicated it may challenge the matter before the Supreme Court, calling it 'constitutional fraud'

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