Over 24 leaders from SP, BSP join BJP in Uttar Pradesh
Over 24 leaders from Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh have joined the BJP on Monday. This includes two former MPs, Ashok Rawat from BSP and Jai Prakash Rawat from SP, and a few local body chiefs. The former parliamentarians said they were changing parties as they were impressed by PM Narendra Modi's "development-oriented politics". 