Swami Prasad Maurya & 4 BJP MLAs Likely To Join SP: UP Assembly Polls

Swami Prasad Maurya, former UP Minister and BJP leader formally quit the party, on January 11. Along with Maurya, four other BJP MLAs; Brajesh Prajapati, Roshan Lal Verma, Bhagwati Sagar and Vinay Shakya also announced their resignation from the BJP.  The members are expected to join the Samajwadi Party. The big jolt to the Yogi Adityanath Government came when UP is going to conduct Assembly elections, starting from February 7.