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Three Rebel SP MLAs Join BJP Ahead Of 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
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News18•14-10-2026, 18:30
Three Rebel SP MLAs Join BJP Ahead Of 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
- •Rebel SP MLAs Abhay Singh, Rakesh Pratap Singh, and Vinod Chaturvedi officially joined the BJP on Wednesday.
- •The political split originated during the February 2024 Rajya Sabha elections when the legislators cross-voted for the BJP.
- •Abhay Singh openly vowed to work towards defeating the Samajwadi Party in the upcoming polls.
- •The SP dismissed the defections, comparing the expelled leaders to a removed appendix.
- •The induction aims to strengthen the BJP's local political networks in key regions ahead of 2027.
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Three rebel Samajwadi Party MLAs — Abhay Singh, Rakesh Pratap Singh, and Vinod Chaturvedi — officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on October 14, 2026.
The rift began in February 2024 when the legislators cross-voted in favour of the BJP candidate during the Rajya Sabha elections, later citing issues related to faith and party restrictions regarding the Ayodhya Ram Mandir.
SP spokesperson Udayveer Singh downplayed the defections, comparing the expelled leaders to an appendix that had already been removed from the party.
