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New parties acting as front organisations in UP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Both Raja Bhaiyya and Shivpal crafted their solo political ventures after getting disenchanted with the new SP organisation under Akhilesh and his coterie of young leaders

Independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiyya addresses a rally recently held in Lucknow. His newly floated Jansatta Dal is likely to tie up with the BJP	Photo: PTI
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Independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiyya addresses a rally recently held in Lucknow. His newly floated Jansatta Dal is likely to tie up with the BJP. Photo: PTI

Virendra Singh Rawat
When independent legislator and former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, or ‘Raja Bhaiyya’, was learnt to have met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath last month, speculation over the matter started immediately.

Since the meeting took place before the November 30 rally in Lucknow by Raja Bhaiyya, the scion of the erstwhile Bhadri estate in Pratapgarh district, to announce his newly floated political party, Jansatta Dal, it was speculated he could ally with the BJP for the Lok Sabha polls next year.

But it turned out to be a courtesy call, but not before hinting at the scheme of things to come