Lucknow, March 6 -- Republican Party of India (A) chief Ramdas Athawle has invited Akash Anand, the estranged nephew of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati, to join his party after he was expelled from the BSP.

"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 joins the party, the Republican Party of India will get more strength in Uttar Pradesh," Athawle said. On Monday, BSP chief Mayawati expelled Akash Anand, stating that his response to being relieved of his duties was "selfish and arrogant."

"The interest of the self-respect and self-esteem movement of the most revered Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar and following the tradition of discipline o...