The slew of resignations in the Uttar Pradesh BJP spilled over to Thursday with Firozabad MLA and Backward Caste leader Mukesh Verma resigning from the party’s primary membership weeks before Assembly elections.
Speaking to reporters, Verma, the seventh BJP MLA to quit in three days, said he was following influential OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya out of the ruling party.
“Swami Prasad Maurya is our leader. We will support whatever decision he takes. Many other leaders will join us in the coming days,” Verma said.
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