The splinter group of Apna Dal, headed by Sonelal Patel’s widow, will get a boost when a cabinet minister in Yogi Government Om Prakash Rajbhar will join dais with opposition leaders on Monday in Varanasi to celebrate Patel’s birthday. The Varanasi function is organised by Krishna Patel , widow of Sonelal Patel,. RlD general secretary Jayant Choudhury, Suheldeo Bharatiya Samajwadi Party(SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar and leaders from Samajwadi Party, Congress and Rastriya Janata Dal will attend the party. This will be a big embarrassment for ruling Bharatiya janata Party as its ally will join hands with opposition in celebrating Sone lal Patel’s birthday when the main function will however be held in lucknow which will be attended by cabinet minister Anupriya Patel, daughter of Sonelal Patel. This function will be attended by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. A BJP leader said that he has no information about Om Praklash Rajbhar is sharing stage with opposition leaders neglecting ruling party leaders. “He is independent to do what he deems fit. We are no one to comment on his or his party’s decisions,” he said. “But holding two separate programme by the family of Sone lal Patel to celebrate Sone lal Patel’s birth anniversary puts an end to the possible reconciliation between mother Krishna Patel and her daughter Anupriya,” the BJP leader said. The decision of Rajbhar to share stage with opposition has come a couple of day after party’s general secretary Ashok Rajbhar declared that party will hold a meeting on July 4 to decide whether to stay as an alliance partner of BJP or say quits. SBSP has four MlAs one of them Rajbhar is cabinet rank minister in the Yogi Government. It is also alleged that two legislators of the party had cross-voted in recent Rajya Sabha elections despite assurance from Om Prakash Rajbhar to BJP national president Amit Shah that they will vote en bloc in favour of BJP candidates.