New Delhi: Defection of leaders is in full swing before the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. In this episode, today 9 rebel MLAs of BJP can join Samajwadi Party. According to the information, 9 MLAs including Swami Prasad Maurya, Dara Singh Chauhan, Dharam Singh Saini, Mukesh Verma, Awasthi Bala Prasad can join BJP.
Along with this, Apna Dal MLA Amar Singh Chaudhary has also distanced himself from the party and Chaudhary met SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday. After which it is believed that he can also join the SP.
Let us tell you that 14 MLAs including three BJP ministers have resigned. The rebel MLAs say that this process will continue for a few more days. Four of the MLAs who resigned have already joined the Samajwadi Party. While three ministers and six MLAs may join the Samajwadi Party in Lucknow today.
Three ministers who resigned from BJP
1- Swami Prasad Maurya
2- Dara Singh Chauhan
3- Dharam Singh Saini
11 MLAs who quit BJP
1- Radha Krishna Sharma
2- Rakesh Rathod
3- Madhuri Verma
4- Jai Choubey
5- Bhagwati Sagar
6- Brijesh Prajapati
7- Roshan Lal Verma
8- Avtar Singh Bhadana
9- Mukesh Verma
10- Vinay Shakya
11- Bala Prasad Awasthi
Let us tell you that the voting for 403 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh in seven phases will start from February 10. Voting will be held in the state in seven phases on 10, 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 3 and 7. While the counting of votes will take place on March 10. The Election Commission has not allowed any political rallies and road shows till January 15 for the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand due to Corona.
first published:Jan. 14, 2022, 9:10 a.m.
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