Lucknow, July 22 -- Former Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Kaiserganj Brij Bhushan Saran Singh met chief minister Yogi Adityanath after a long gap at his official residence at 5 Kali Das Marg on Monday. The meeting lasted for more than half an hour. Singh is often in the news for his critical views on the state government and for praising Samajwadi Party founder the late Mulayam Singh Yadav and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Sanjeev Singh, representative of the former MP, said Singh met the chief minister after he got a call from the CM's office for the meeting. However, details of the discussions during the meeting were not shared. Adityanath and Brij Bhushan Saran Singh had shared the stage during a public meeting in Gonda during the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign. Brij Bhushan had met Adityanath in January 2022 to invite him to events related to his birthday but the CM did not attend the programme. According to observers, relations between the CM and Brij Bhushan are anything but cordial due to Singh's political stance, which has not aligned well with the government's position. Singh has publicly spoken out against alleged official corruption and has praised Akhilesh Yadav. The former BJP MP has opposed bulldozer action. These factors are speculated have contributed to the supposed strained relations. It was against this backdrop that Singh met the chief minister....