Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday (April 27, 2026) welcomed seven Aam Aadmi Party MPs into the Bharatiya Janata Party, after Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan approved their merger. Welcoming the MPs into what he described as the “nation-building” fold under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Rijiju also took a swipe at the Opposition INDIA bloc, calling it the “Tukde-Tukde INDI Alliance.” Published – April 27, 2026 05:37 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation High voter turnouts in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, Raghav Chadha and six AAP MPs join BJP, and more: The week in 5 charts Post-COVID mushroom boom: AP exporter tells Guntur workshop firm needs 300 kg a day