LUCKNOW: In what’s being viewed as a precursor into realignment of political affiliations before the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, at least two rebel MLAs in Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party fulfilled Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday.
The assembly, which reportedly lasted about one hourhas triggered speculations of this MLAs formally linking the SP in the not too distant future.
The list contained most of the aforementioned MLAs suspended by BSP supremo Mayawati at October 2020 following the Rajya Sabha surveys — Aslam Ali, Hargovind Bhargav, Mohammad Mujtaba Siddiqui, Hakim Lal Bind, Mohammad Aslam Raini, Sushma Patel along with Vandana Singh.
Although senior SP leaders along with the MLAs who fulfilled Akhilesh throughout the afternoon, refused to disclose what transpired in the meeting, sources stated six of frozen MLAs were scheduled to fulfill the prior UP CM but among these fell out in the last time since he had been occupied using the zila panchayat chairman surveys where his spouse is still a candidate.
Resources said each of the six BSP MLAs would officially join the SP when the monsoon session of this meeting is finished.
“Party cadres have been advised about their connecting the SP officially following the monsoon session,” stated a part of staff Akhilesh.
Sources said a number of those MLAs’ kin have joined the SP to ready the floor and organize with all the SP cadres before the proper cross over.
Wife of BSP MLA in the district Delhi, that has been a zila panchayat chairman, has switched over to SP.
So has the daddy of the next BSP MLA in the district near to Lucknow.
Husband of the other BSP MLA from oriental UP has also officially united the SP.
So have brother and son of the following BSP MLA.
“They’re already moving in automobiles encouraging SP flags,” stated a senior SP leader.
Suspended BSP MLA out of Bhinga (Shravasti) Mohammed Aslam Raini, nevertheless, attempted to play down the accounts of his interview with Akhilesh.
“We could meet anybody,” he explained, adding there isn’t any evidence of such a meeting.
About his future political movements, Raini stated 11 BSP MLAs were together with him all of these would get together and create a new party under the direction of prior BSP veteran Lalji Verma, who was recently sacked from the celebration.
Verma, nevertheless, denied any such programs.
Mayawati frozen the seven MLAs at October 2020 for not interfering with the party line at the Rajya Sabha elections.
Recently, resources in SP stated the celebration has already made up its head with respect to fielding these MLAs since SP applicants at the 2022 elections along with also the older party leaders of their various constituencies also have been informed about the choice to be able to eliminate chances of virtually any discontent among the regional leaders.
“The film is evident for its cadres in the bottom level,” stated the SP chief adding these BSP MLAs have fulfilled Akhilesh on many occasions earlier also.
The rebel BSP MLAs aren’t the very first lot to combine with the SP after ripping ties with Behenji.
BSP founding member RK Chaudhary, who’d united SP before but left the celebration once Akhilesh along with Mayawati entered to a survey pact at 2019, joined the SP again following the 2 parties parted ways.