Amid speculation about RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary possibly aligning with the BJP, senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shivpal Singh Yadav dismissed the notion, accusing the BJP of creating confusion. Shivpal Yadav asserted that Chaudhary would remain with the INDIA bloc and work towards defeating the BJP in the upcoming general elections. Echoing similar sentiments, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed hope that Chaudhary would not weaken the struggle for the prosperity of Uttar Pradesh.
"There is no point going to Ayodhya with the BJP. We (members) did not get an invitation for the consecration ceremony. Even the Speaker was not invited to the January 22 ceremony," SP national general secretary Shivpal Singh Yadav told reporters when asked whether his party legislators will go to Ayodhya on February 11.