Three Opposition MLCs resign from U.P. Legislative Council

Moments after BJP national president Amit Shah landed in Lucknow for a three-day organisational visit, his opponents in Uttar Pradesh received a jolt - at least three Opposition MLCs resigned, with two of them lavishing praise on the BJP.

While Bukkal Nawab and Yashwant Singh belonged to the Samajwadi Party (SP), the third MLC,Thakur Jaiveer Singh, belonged to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

There were speculations that another SP MLC, Madhukar Jetley, would also be resigning but there has been no official confirmation so far.

The



resignations, most likely, will pave the way for the entry of top ministers. including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, into the Legislative Council, as they are mandated to become members of the Assembly or Legislative Council within six months of being appointed a minister.

Mr. Adityanath, his deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, and a couple of other BJP ministers require to get elected to the Assembly or Council as they are not members of any House.

There are hints that the Opposition rebels could head to the BJP or support it.