Four other MLAs close to him, Roshan Lal Verma, Brijesh Prajapati, Bhagwati Sagar, and Vinay Shakya, announced their resignations in the hours that followed.
Aditi TandonTribune News ServiceNew Delhi, January 11
In a severe pre-election setback to the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh, state minister and senior leader Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from the cabin
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav gave a major jolt to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday when a prominent member of the Cabinet, Swami Prasad Maurya, decided to quit the BJP and join him instead.