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Three rebel Samajwadi Party MLAs may join Bharatiya Janata Party today

The move follows their cross-voting in the 2024 Rajya Sabha elections and could reshape local caste and candidate equations ahead of the next Assembly race.

Summary by Hindustan Times
Three rebel SP MLAs will join the BJP in Amethi, bolstering the party’s outreach ahead of Uttar Pradesh’s 2027 elections.

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Just before the 2027 assembly elections, the joining of three rebel Samajwadi Party MLAs, Rakesh Pratap Singh, Abhay Singh, and Vinod Chaturvedi, into the BJP has caused a major political upheaval in Uttar Pradesh politics. This grand political show of strength in Gauriganj, Amethi, is being speculated to significantly alter the electoral equations from Awadh to Bundelkhand.

Assembly elections are due in Uttar Pradesh at the beginning of the year. Akhilesh Yadav has been continuously attacking the BJP from a packed stage. As a result, three rebel SP MLAs are set to join the BJP today.

Three rebel Samajwadi Party MLAs will join the BJP today. This has created a flurry of activity in Uttar Pradesh politics. Meanwhile, SP spokesperson Udayveer Singh has described these MLAs as a "vestigial body."

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Hindustan Times broke the news in New Delhi, India on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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