Lucknow, July 12 -- With high-stake Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections due in 2027, the allies of the ruling Bharatiya Janata party - Apna Dal (S), Rastriya Lok Dal (RLD), Suheldeo Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and NISHAD party have started flexing muscles for enhancing their bargaining power.
The upcoming panchayat election in April 2026 has given the desired opportunity to these parties to make moves to convey their demands and aspirations to the big brother BJP, well ahead of the assembly polls. The three parties have announced their plans to contest the panchayat elections independently.
The RLD), led by Jayant Chaudhury, an Union minister of state, is leading from the front among the allies of the BJP, who have decided to contest panchay...