The ruling BJP received a shot in the arm when the state president of Apna Dal (Kameravadi) joined the party at the state BJP headquarters in Lucknow on Tuesday. The Apna Dal (K) is an ally of the Samajwadi Party in the ongoing 2022 Assembly elections.
Later a BJP spokesman announced that state president of Apna Dal (K) Rajwan Singh Patel along with his supporters joined the BJP in Lucknow on Tuesday. Also, former Congress MP from Bahraich, Kamal Kishor Commando's daughter-in-law also joined the BJP.
State BJP president Swatantradev Singh, along with former UP BJP chief Dr. Laxmikant Bajpai, on Tuesday gave BJP membership to Apna Dal (K) leader and his supporters. Besides, former Congress MP from Bahraich, Kamal Kishor Commando's daughter-in-law Priyanka Kishor also joined the BJP on Tuesday. Also former Janata Party MLA, Ashfaq and other leaders Rajesh Tiwari and Shikha Mishra also joined the saffron party. Earlier on Monday, Samajwadi Party leader Ayodhya Prasad Pal, who was a minister in the BSP government in UP, also joined the BJP along with his supporters. Pal was a four-time MLA from Fatehpur's Ayah Shah Assembly constituency.