Brahmin Leaders' Shift: From BSP to Other Parties

Apart from this, many Brahmin leaders like Daddan Mishra, Rajesh Tripathi, Shiv Pratap Mishra, Ramu Dwivedi also moved away from the BSP. Brajesh Pathak's close relative Arvind Tripathi alias Guddu Tripathi became a BSP MLC. Many of Vinay Shankar Tiwari's family members also became MLAs with important positions in the BSP government. Ramveer Upadhyay's wife and brother also joined the BSP and entered politics. Rakesh Tiwari's son and brother have also been in the BSP. All Brahmin leaders became MPs and MLAs on BSP tickets but later moved to other parties.