Resignations jolt Uttar Pradesh Opposition camp; 3 MLCs quit, may join BJP

Comes as a shot in the arm for BJP on a day when Amit Shah arrived in Lucknow for a 3-day visit

In a day of fast-paced political developments in Uttar Pradesh, the Opposition camp received a severe jolt with three members of legislative council (MLC) resigning from their seats amid speculation of them joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Of the three MLC, Bukkal Nawab and Yashwant Singh belong to the principal Opposition Samajwadi Party (SP), while Jaiveer Singh is a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member.

They have already submitted their respective resignation letters to the Vidhan Parishad speaker. Nawab and Jaiveer Singh were ministers in the previous SP and BSP regimes respectively.

This development has come as a shot