While Gorakhpur is often portrayed as a ‘pro-Yogi saffron stronghold’, various fault lines have existed in Adityanath’s supposed bastion for a long time.
The legislators are Vinay Shankar Tiwari (BSP) from the Chillupar assembly seat in Gorakhpur and Digvijay Narayan alias Jai Chaubey from Khalilabad constituency in Sant Kabir Nagar.
The legislators who joined the Samajwadi Party are Vinay Shankar Tiwari from Chillupar assembly seat in Gorakhpur, who was expelled from the BSP recently, and Digvijay Narayan alias Jai Chaubey (BJP) from Khalilabad constituency in Sant Kabir Nagar.
Ahead of the crucial 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party got a shot in the arm on Sunday when two MLAs joined the party at its headquarters here in presence of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.