Lucknow, March 5 -- Republican Party of India (A) chief Ramdas Athawle has offered the estranged nephew of BSP Supremo Mayawati, Akash Anand, a place in his party after he was expelled from the BSP by his aunt.

"If he (Akash Anand) wants to take forward the mission of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, he should join the Republican Party of India...If he (Akash Anand) joins the party, the Republican Party of India will get more strength in UP," he said.

On Monday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati expelled her nephew Akash Anand, saying that the response given by him after he was relieved of his duties was "selfish and arrogant".

"In the interest of the self-respect and self-esteem movement of the most revered Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Amb...