BSP's National General Secretary with two MLAs join SP

LUCKNOW: Giving a jolt to the ruling BSP, its National General Secretary Naresh Agarwal and two sitting MLAs from Hardoi joined the Samajwadi Party today.

"I am resigning from the Rajya Sabha and the post of BSP National general Secretary," Agarwal said addressing a gathering at a function at the SP headquarters here.

Besides Naresh, his son Nitin Agarwal and Rajeshwari-both BSP MLAs from Hardoi also joined the SP along with a number of supporters, including district panchyat members.

Agarwal's move comes after his son Nitin and Rageshwari were denied tickets for the coming UP assembly elections.

Naresh's term in Rajya Sabha is also expiring in the first week of April. Before joining BSP, Naresh was a cabinet minister in Samajwadi Party government.

He has earlier been in the Congress and Loktantrik Congress also.