Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav’s second son Pratik Yadav, his wife Aparna and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Ramveer Upadhaya met Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi sparking speculation of a political changeover.
Aparna Yadav, who lost to BJP candidate Rita Bahuguna Joshi from lucknow Cantonment seat in the Assembly poll, is also said to be a close kin of Yogi. A couple of months back too, she had visited Gorakhpur to meet the Yogi.
The couple refused to comment on their meeting with the Chief Minister and termed it a courtesy visit.
Aparna had earlier attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting at Ambedkar University firing uyop speculations that she might join the BJP.
Similarly, BSP leader Ramveer Upadhyay, who has been appointed as chief whip by the BSP met the CM at the VVIP guest house. When enquired, Upadhyay said that he had gone to meet the CM about security of his brother. There are speculations that the BSP leader could join the BJP.