Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law joins BJP
Hindustan TimesLUCKNOW: Ending days of speculation, Aparna Yadav, the younger daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi on Wednesday. Aparna Yadav with BJP president J P Nadda and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath “Aparna ji ka bhajapa parivar main swagat hai,” tweeted chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Aparna Yadav praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said she was drawn to the BJP’s “India first” ideology and would commit herself to “worship of the nation”. While welcoming her into the party, BJP leaders repeatedly referred to Aparna Yadav as “honourable leader Mulayam Singh’s daughter-in-law”. Maurya said Akhilesh Yadav “is not successful even in his family” while Dev said Aparna Yadav’s joined the BJP as she knew the party cared about the safety of women.