Swami Prasad Maurya, the ex-BJP minister who quit the party and Yogi Adityanath-led state cabinet on Tuesday announced that he will join Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party with his other colleagues tomorrow.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday welcomed the announcement of poll dates in the state and said the BJP will return to power with an "overwhelming majority".
"Media reports say 45-200 children died of viral fever in Firozabad in August-September. If you would question Baba (CM), he would say fever hit the district because of its name," the AIMIM chief said.