The lone MlA of Trinamul Congress (TMC) from Math (Mathura) Shyam Sunder Sharma joined Bahujan Samaj Party on Saturday.
As per a release of the BSP, Sharma had left thge TMC to join BSP in lucknow before Mayawati on Saturday afternoon. Interestingly, Sharma's inclusion in the party along with the reinduction of two expelled party MlAs within last 24-hours in seen as a calculated step of Mayawati to eclipse the impact of Maurya’s exit.
Sources said that three Congress MlAs – Nawab Kazim Ali aka Naved Mian representing Saur Assembly segment, Dr Mohamed Muslim representing Tiloi Assembly segment, and Dilnawaz Khan representing Syara Assembly segment would also join the BSP very soon.
All three were expelled by the Congress after they voted for the BSP candidates during the recent biennial polls for Rajya Sabha