Three rebel SP MLAs join BJP at event in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi

Three rebel MLAs from the Samajwadi Party , formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday (October 14) in Amethi. The induction formalises a split which started in February 2024 during the Rajya Sabha polls , when some MLAs cross-voted in favour of the BJP candidate. The rebel MLAs — Abhay Singh, Rakesh Pratap Singh, and Vinod Chaturvedi — joined the BJP at a function attended by senior BJP leaders including National General Secretary Smriti Irani and U.P. BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary.

Rakesh Pratap Singh is MLA from Gauriganj Assembly seat under Amethi district, while Abhay Singh is MLA from Goshainganj assembly seat under Ayodhya district, and Vinod Chaturvedi is MLA from Kalpi under Jalaun district.