The Rajya Sabha Secretariat has accepted the merger request of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs, including Raghav Chadha, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This merger boosts BJP's strength in the Rajya Sabha to 113 members, while the National Democratic Alliance surpasses 140. AAP's representation decreases from 10 to just 3 members following this significant political shift. The MPs involved in the merger include Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Swati Maliwal, Vikramjit Singh Sahney, and Rajinder Gupta. They argued that their merger complies with the two-thirds requirement under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, which protects them from disqualification under the anti-defection law. However, AAP has challenged this move, labeling it legally unsustainable without the party's consent and is seeking the disqualification of the MPs. Following the exit, AAP is now represented by Sanjay Singh, N. D. Gupta, and Balbir Singh in the Rajya Sabha. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju confirmed that the seven MPs are now part of the BJP parliamentary party. Chadha had previously expressed his discontent with AAP, stating that the party had deviated from its founding principles.