Won’t Let Any More BJP MLAs, Ministers Join SP, Says Akhilesh Yadav

Mumbai: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday announced that he will not allow any other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA or minister to join the SP.

“Let me tell BJP that I will not take any BJP MLA, minister anymore. They can deny tickets (to their leaders) if they wish to,” said Yadav in a press conference here. Also Read: UP CM Yogi Adityanath To Contest Assembly Polls From Gorakhpur Urban

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The former chief minister’s statement came after several BJP MLAs and ministers, including Swami Prasad Maurya, a prominent leader of the OBC community, left the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Sitting BJP MLAs Bhagwati Sagar, Vinay Shakya, Roshan Lal Verma, Mukesh Verma and Brajesh Kumar Prajapati has also joined the SP.

The Samajwadi Party has forged an alliance of smaller parties for the assembly elections and has emerged as the main rival to challenge the BJP in the state. The Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will be held in seven phases from February 10 to March 7.

The polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 3 and 7. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.

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