Om Prakash Rajbhar, currently an ally of the BJP-led NDA, has said that “anything is possible in politics” when asked about the possibility of joining hands with the Samajwadi Party ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections. He also made several other remarks on the issue.
Political activity is intensifying in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, with speculation growing over possible new alliances. Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Deepak Ranjan claimed that several legislators from Om Prakash Rajbhar’s Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) were in contact with the SP. When Rajbhar was asked whether he might join hands with the Samajwadi Party, he replied that anything is possible in politics, hinting that new alliances could emerge as political circumstances change. Rajbhar is currently aligned with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar reiterated that anything can happen in politics at any time. According to a report by Ashish Srivastava for India Today, Rajbhar supported his remarks by referring to the Guest House incident of June 2, 1995.
What Did Om Prakash Rajbhar Say?
BJP ally and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) national president Om Prakash Rajbhar said: “Nobody had imagined that the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would form an alliance after the June 2, 1995, Guest House incident. However, the two parties eventually joined hands and contested elections together.”
When the SP and BSP Formed an Alliance
Om Prakash Rajbhar further said that in politics, it is impossible to predict who might join hands with whom. He noted that political circumstances can change at any time, paving the way for new alliances.Rajbhar emphasised that the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party had deep differences following the Guest House incident. Despite their strained relationship, the two parties set aside their differences and contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections together in an alliance.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) contested 38 of Uttar Pradesh’s 80 seats, the Samajwadi Party (SP) contested 37, and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) contested three. The BSP won 10 seats, while the SP secured five. The RLD failed to win any seats.
What Did the SP Leader Claim?
Earlier, Samajwadi Party leader Deepak Ranjan made a significant claim, saying that several legislators who had left the SP to join the NDA were now in contact with his party.
Ranjan said: “During the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha elections, legislators will vote according to their conscience. Those who left the Samajwadi Party to join the NDA have now realised that their political future, dignity and respect are secure only within the Samajwadi Party.”“SBSP legislators have consistently remained aligned with the Samajwadi Party. Apart from two legislators, all four SBSP MLAs are with the Samajwadi Party. They know that although their election symbol was the walking stick and they contested under the SBSP banner, they won their elections on the strength of the Samajwadi Party’s support.”
