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Horde of leaders from other parties join SP

Lucknow, Oct 26 (UNI) Samajwadi Party on Monday received shot in its arm when several senior leaders of BSP and other parties joined in presences of National President Akhilesh Yadav.
The leaders who joined the SP include former IAS officer and BSP leader Ram Bahadur Pasi, Vinod Shakya and Kushagra Shakya from Badaun, and Ram Bahadur Pal, who was associated with the BSP, also joined the SP.
Welcoming the leaders , Akhilesh Yadav said that the Samajwadi Party follows the ideas of Kanshi Ram.
SP leaders welcomed the leaders who joined the party.This is being considered a major step in the Samajwadi Party's PDA strategy.
After joining the Samajwadi Party, Ram Bahadur Pasi said, "I am fortunate that the national president allowed me to join the Samajwadi Party. I thank him. I was in service until 2015. When I retired, Akhilesh Yadav was the Chief Minister."
Prof. Sabina Parveen, who returned from the United States, also joined the Samajwadi Party. She said, "I haven't come to join the Samajwadi Party, but to be a part of Akhilesh Yadav's movement. People are leaving India, and I'm returning from America. I want to fulfill the dreams our ancestors had. I want to work in the education, health, and research and development sectors."
Sabina has expressed her desire to work at the grass root level and become the SP candidate from Kundarki assembly seat in Moradabad.
After joining the Samajwadi Party, BJP leader Dara Singh Prajapati said, "I have neither come for a ticket nor for adjustment. I have joined the Samajwadi Party to make Akhilesh Yadav the Chief Minister."
During the event, Akhilesh Yadav honored Mantosh Yadav, who builds houses for the poor for just Rs 5 lakh. Five beneficiaries were also handed the keys to their new homes from the stage.
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