BJP: A significant erstwhile ally today joined the BJP-led NDA, dealing Akhilesh Yadav‘s Samajwadi Party its second shock in as many days and strengthening the ruling coalition in advance of the general elections of next year. The OBC-friendly Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party in eastern Uttar Pradesh declared it would support the BJP in its fight for “social justice, the security of the nation, and empowerment of those deprived of good governance, the oppressed, backward classes, Dalits, women, farmers, youth, and all weak sections of society.”
SBSP Leader Expresses Gratitude to Top BJP Figures for Welcoming Him to NDA
Om Prakash Rajbhar, the leader of the SBSP, posted a photo on Twitter with Home Minister Amit Shah and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and BJP leader JP Nadda for their support. Om Prakash Rajbhar left his position as a cabinet minister during Yogi Adityanath’s first term as Chief Minister and ran in alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the 2022 UP elections. The Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) leader was welcomed to the NDA by Amit Shah, who also tweeted a photo of their meeting. When questioned about his prior stance that he would fight alongside the UP opposition parties, such as SP and BSP, if they united, Rajbhar responded that he had tried to contact all parties but had not received a response.
Frustrated with Opposition’s Silence, Embraces BJP’s Pursuit of Social Justice
“How many days was I supposed to wait? I tried to speak to all the parties, but there was no response. So, I decided to be part of the fight for social justice being spearheaded by the prime minister, the home minister, and the Uttar Pradesh chief minister,” he told news agency ANI. In an attack on the BJP, the Samajwadi Party said that the party’s announcement of its “PDA — Pichde, Dalit, Alpasankhyak (Backward Classes, Dalits, Minorities) formula” to defeat the incumbent BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections had alarmed the BJP. The party published many videos showing Rajbhar insulting Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Modi, as well as the BJP, and said that the government was willing to work with anyone who did so. In a dig at the BJP’s “party with difference” campaign, the Samajwadi party claimed that despite OP Rajbhar and his son joining the NDA, the young people, the elderly, and the women of the underprivileged Rajbhar community do not support them.
Samajwadi Party Claims Strong Backing for PDA/SP
“Both OP (Rajbhar) and the BJP will realise their mistakes once election results are out. Entire backward, Dalit, minority is with PDA/SP,” it said. The Samajwadi Party’s Dara Singh Chauhan, a member of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Ghosi in the Mau district, announced his resignation yesterday. During Yogi Adityanath’s first tenure, Chauhan, an OBC leader from east UP, served as the minister for the environment and forests. Just prior to the 2022 state elections, he left, switched to the Akhilesh Yadav-led party, and went on to win the MLA election. In addition to meeting Amit Shah, Chauhan plans to re-join the BJP. JP Nadda has also sent an invitation to another OBC politician from Bihar, Chirag Paswan, who is the son of the late Ram Vilas Paswan, a famous OBC leader and former federal minister. As a show of force by the ruling coalition ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Rajbhar is now anticipated to attend the NDA meeting on July 18. The Samajwadi Party and OP Rajbhar’s partnership was cited as a major factor in the BJP’s underwhelming performance in ‘poorvanchal’ during the UP assembly elections in 2022, which determine who represents the state’s 80 MPs in the Lok Sabha.
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