Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav will join BJP on Wednesday. This will be a major development in the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022 beginning February 10. The polls will be conducted in 7 phases and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.
Aparna Yadav, joining the BJP, will be a significant move ahead of the polls, especially after when many BJP ministers and leaders have switched sides to Samajwadi Party.
Reports that Aparna Yadav will join the BJP ahead of the crucial polls had been circulating for a while now.
The Uttar Pradesh elections 2022 are being touted a trailer for 2024 as its results will definitely have an impact on national politics.
With less than a month left for the elections, a tough fight is being seen between BJP and Akhilesh's Samajwadi Party.
According to India TV's Opinion Poll, BJP is likely to retain the state with Yogi Adityanath being the most preferred chief minister and Samajwadi Party, which will better its 2017, may fall too short of the majority.
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