UP: SP MLA Dara Singh Chauhan resigns from home to affix BJP

Former Uttar Pradesh minister Dara Singh Chauhan, who had beforehand resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) forward of the state meeting elections in 2022, made headlines once more as he resigned from the meeting on fifteenth July 2023. Chauhan has expressed his intention to affix the BJP, marking a major political shift.

Dara Singh Chauhan was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly from the Ghosi seat in Mau. However, he has now stepped down from his place. Chauhan formally submitted his resignation letter to Speaker Satish Mahana, as confirmed by Uttar Pradesh Assembly Principal Secretary Pradeep Dubey.

In his resignation letter, Chauhan said, “I, Dara Singh Chauhan, currently a member of the Legislative Assembly representing 354-Ghosi in Mau district, hereby tender my resignation from the membership of the Legislative Assembly.”

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Speculation had been rife in latest days concerning Chauhan’s potential transfer to the BJP. It’s noteworthy that he had beforehand served because the forest minister within the BJP authorities earlier than becoming a member of the Samajwadi Party previous to the elections.

Dara Singh Chauhan’s resignation is being perceived as a setback for the Samajwadi Party. Notably, Chauhan started his political journey with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and was a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1996 and 2000. Furthermore, he secured victory within the Lok Sabha election from Ghosi on a BSP ticket in 2009. There are speculations that he would possibly contest Lok Sabha elections once more from Ghosi, this time on a BJP ticket.

Regarding Chauhan’s resignation, Samajwadi Party spokesperson IP Singh remarked, “Dara Singh Chauhan had expressed his desire to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Ghosi in Mau and had been in contact with the BJP for months. The Samajwadi Party demands by-elections for the 354-Ghosi assembly seat and the Ghazipur Lok Sabha seat. Although the Ghazipur Lok Sabha seat is vacant, the BJP appears reluctant to contest, resulting in the postponement of the election.”