In this election season, candidates are seen shifting their political loyalties to get tickets in the state Assembly elections scheduled for February and March. Politically crucial state Uttar Pradesh is going to polls in seven phases from February 10 to March 7.
All the players in this season are witnessing candidates shifting their bases. The Bharatiya Janata Party is also witnessing a spurt of leaders vacating the party. Such a sight is evident in other political parties too.
Here is the list of leaders who have either left th
e party or have become turncoats:
| S.No. | Leader's name | Party left | Party joined |
| 1 | Swami Prasad Maurya | BJP | SP |
| 2 | Dara Singh Chauhan | BJP | SP |
| 3 | Avtar Singh Bhadana | BJP | RLD |
| 4 | Naresh Saini | Congress | BJP |
| 5 | Hari Om Yadav | SP | BJP |
| 6 | Avtar Singh Bhadana | BJP | SP |
| 7 | Brajesh Prajapati | BJP | SP |
| 8 | Roshan Lal Varma | BJP | SP |
| 9 | Bhagwati Sagar | BJP | SP |
| 10 | Dharam Singh Saini | BJP | SP |
| 11 | Gajraj Singh | Congress | RLD |
| 12 | Aditi Singh | Congress | BJP |
| 13 | Aparna Yadav | SP | BJP |
| 14 | Subhash Rai | SP | BJP |
| 15 | Jitendra Verma | BJP | SP |
| 16 | Vinay Shakya | BJP | SP |
| 17 | Digvijay Narayan | BJP | SP |
| 18 | Madhuri Verma | BJP | SP |
| 19 | Rakesh Rathore | BJP | SP |
First Published:Jan 13, 2022 3:43 PM IST