Split in Mulayam’s house: Will Chhoti daughter-in-law Aparna join BJP or not; Know the story behind it

It may be freezing cold in Lucknow, but the political temperature is high. As the elections are approaching, political parties are busy preparing their election campaigns as well as hurting the opposition parties.

The BJP is now preparing for a retaliatory strike amid the exodus of the leaders of the OBC category of the BJP to the SP and then the questions raised on the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Aparna Yadav, daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav, will become the medium of this.

No news yet: BJP spokesperson
According to reliable sources, Aparna Yadav has met BJP leaders on Saturday evening and it is possible that very soon there will be an official announcement of her joining BJP.

At present, BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi smiles when asked whether Aparna Yadav is joining BJP, “We have no news of her arrival, but we will welcome her if she comes.” Tripathi says, “Anyone who comes to strengthen the Bharatiya Janata Party, we will welcome him if he comes to strengthen Uttar Pradesh.”

Aparna lost the election in 2017
If Aparna comes to BJP then it will not be very easy for BJP to give her place. Aparna Yadav, wife of Prateek Yadav, son of former Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, lost the 2017 election from Lucknow Cantt Assembly on a Samajwadi Party ticket. Even after losing the election, Aparna Yadav has been active in the Lucknow Cantt area. He is also recognized as a social worker.

It is necessary to remind here that Prateek Yadav is the son of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s second wife Sadhna Yadav from his first marriage. Mulayam has adopted him and given his name.

Aparna Yadav with husband Prateek Yadav.

Yogi Adityanath met Arpana after becoming CM
After Yogi Adityanath became the Chief Minister, he had invited Aparna to his cowshed in Lucknow. The incident received tremendous media coverage. This was also seen as his displeasure with Akhilesh Yadav.

Aparna Yadav with Yogi Adityanath.

Aparna Yadav ticket not decided from Lucknow Cantt assembly seat
If Aparna goes to BJP, she will want ticket from Lucknow Cantt. One of the reasons for Aparna Yadav turning to BJP is that her ticket from Lucknow Cantt assembly seat in Samajwadi Party is not yet decided. But on whether it will be easy for the BJP to give him a ticket, Rakesh Tripathi says, “The ticket in the BJP is decided by the party leadership. He will take the decision.”

Former cabinet minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who came to BJP from Congress, is seeking ticket for her son from this seat. Rita Bahuguna Joshi has been winning from this seat. After leaving Congress and joining BJP, he won the election from here in 2017 and then left the seat to contest Lok Sabha in 2019. Sitting BJP MLA Suresh Chandra Tiwari, who won the by-election, is also a strong contender for the ticket from here.

Soumya Bhatt is seeking ticket from Lucknow Cantt.
SP’s youth leader Soumya Bhatt is preparing to contest from this seat. Soumya runs an educational institution in Lucknow and is also recognized as a social worker. Talking to Bhaskar, Saumya says, “I am all set to contest from Lucknow Cantt. I am preparing to contest from here for the past eight months. I am sure that the party will give me ticket from here. “

Soumya is also considered close to Dimple Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav. Confirming this, she says, “Through my work I am close to Dimple ji.”

Soumya Bhatt with Akhilesh Yadav.

Relationship between Aparna and Dimple is not very good
Commenting on the discussions of Aparna Yadav leaving the Samajwadi Party and going to the BJP, a SP leader says, “Aparna was not too active in the Samajwadi Party. She should trust the policies and leadership of the party.”

At the same time, there is a discussion in the political circles that the relationship between Aparna and Dimple is not very good. Although Dimple has never publicly commented about Aparna. It is believed that Aparna may also be uncomfortable with the promotion of a woman leader close to Dimple in the party.

Aparna and Dimple Yadav. (file photo)

No rivalry with Aparna over ticket
The Lucknow Cantt seat has traditionally been dominated by Brahmin candidates. There are also a good number of voters of Uttarakhand origin here. Soumya Bhatt says, “I am the daughter of Uttarakhand. Obviously I will also get the benefit of this from here.” Although Aparna Yadav is also of Uttarakhand origin.

Soumya Bhatt believes that she has no rivalry with Aparna Yadav over the ticket. Says Soumya, “Aparna Yadav ji is preparing to contest from Tilohi seat. Whatever the leadership’s decision regarding the ticket, it will be accepted.”

Soumya Bhatt may get ticket
However, after talking to the sources associated with the Samajwadi Party, it becomes clear that Soumya Bhatt’s claim from Lucknow Cantt is strong and this can be the reason behind Aparna’s move to BJP. Aparna’s move to the BJP may not increase the party’s support base very much, but it has symbolic significance. Aparna has been identified as the daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav. If she goes to BJP, it will be a symbolic victory for BJP.

Aparna did not open her cards
We reached out to Aparna Yadav to know her stand for this report, but could not get revert. He hasn’t even commented on the incident yet. She is avoiding answering questions related to joining the BGP. It is believed that Aparna is also putting pressure on the Samajwadi Party by turning to BJP so that she can get a ticket from Lucknow Cantt. People associated with the Samajwadi Party are also avoiding speaking anything by calling it an internal matter of the family.