BJP MP Dharmendra Kashyap Rejoins Samajwadi Party After Losing Lok Sabha Elections

Dharmendra Kashyap, who was elected MP from the Aonla Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket in 2014 and 2019, rejoined the SP on Tuesday. He had suffered a narrow defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. His return to the SP is considered important in the politics of Bareilly and Aonla region. Dharmendra Kashyap started his political career with the Bahujan Samaj Party. He became an MLA on a BSP ticket in the year 2002 and joined the Samajwadi Party in 2003 and served as a minister of state in the Mulayam Singh Yadav government. He later joined the BJP in 2014 and won the Lok Sabha election from Aonla. He suddenly wrote Tata Bye-Bye on Facebook a few days ago. After meeting Akhilesh Yadav, there were speculations of his return to the SP. Welcoming Dharmendra Kashyap, Akhilesh Yadav said, "Dharmendra Kashyap ji's arrival will further strengthen the fight for PDA and social justice in the entire Uttar Pradesh."