Former BJP MP Dharmendra Kashyap joins Samajwadi Party

Former BJP MP from Aonla, Dharmendra Kashyap, joined the Samajwadi Party in Lucknow along with his daughter Kirti, weeks after quitting the BJP and meeting SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. Yadav said the move strengthens the party in Bareilly and Rohilkhand. Kashyap, an influential OBC leader, alleged law and order in Uttar Pradesh has collapsed.