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Senior SP Leader Ambika Chaudhary Joins BSP Ahead Of UP Elections

Chaudhary was a close aide of Mulayam Singh and his brother Shivpal Singh Yadav.
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LUCKNOW -- Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former minister in the state government Ambika Chaudhary on Saturday switched allegiance to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

He joined the party in the presence of BSP chief Mayawati at the party headquarters in Lucknow.

Accusing Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav of slighting his ageing father Mulayam Singh Yadav, Chaudhary said: "It was most unfortunate and had left him heart broken."

"I will now contribute to the BSP's social engineering movement and help the party in the state assembly elections," he said.

Ambika Chaudhary was a close aide of Mulayam Singh and his brother Shivpal Singh Yadav and was not liked by Akhilesh.

Mayawati welcomed the SP veteran and assured that his honour and respect will be maintained in the BSP. He was also given a ticket from his traditional seat in Ballia. Chaudhary was with the SP for 25-long years.

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