Praising the BJP for giving a platform to a person from the Dalit community, she said, "From a mayor, the BJP made me a Governor and then a Cabinet minister. I am also the national vice president of the BJP."
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Days after taking oath in the Yogi Adityanath 2.0 Cabinet, Baby Rani Maurya came down heavily on Swami Prasad Maurya, who had left the Bharatiya Janata Party to join Samajwadi Party (SP) before the state Assembly elections after alleging that Dalits were being neglected in the state, calling him an opportunist. India News | UP Minister Baby Rani Maurya Terms Swami Prasad Maurya opportunist .
Days after taking oath in the Yogi Adityanath 2.0 Cabinet, Baby Rani Maurya came down heavily on Swami Prasad Maurya, who had left the Bharatiya Janata Party to join Samajwadi Party (SP) before the state Assembly elections after alleging that Dalits were being neglected in the state, calling him an opportunist.
Yogi Adityanath will be sworn in later today for a record second term as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. Ahead of the grand ceremony, a meeting at his home with some newly-elected MLAs and others triggered speculation about his new ministers.