Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022: After Aparna Yadav, Another Samajwadi Party Leader Joins BJP
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Subhash Rai was welcomed into the party by deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, and state BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh.
Samajwadi Party MLA Subhash Rai, who represents Jalalpur constituency in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, joined the BJP today. Subhash Rai's move to join the BJP comes days after the high-profile induction of Aparna Yadav, the wife of Akhilesh Yadav's brother.Mr Rai was welcomed into the party by deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, and state BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh. Samajwadi Party MLA from Jalalpur, Uttar Pradesh Shri Subhash Rai joins BJP at party headquarters in New Delhi. #JoinBJPhttps://t.co/aSXUrui2zG
Noting that Mr Rai was in the BJP earlier, Mr Singh said his return to the party was "ghar wapsi" which will strengthen it in the region.
"There is rule of law in the state. Peace and spirit of nationalism are in ascendence in the state," he said, saying that the Jalalpur MLA joined the party due to these reasons.
BJP MP and its chief spokesperson Anil Baluni said a wave in his party's favour is blowing in the state and that those who want to practice politics of development and nationalism are joining it from other parties too.
