Lucknow, Oct. 14 -- Three Samajwadi Party (SP) rebel MLAs, Rakesh Pratap Singh, Abhay Singh and Vinod Chaturvedi, are set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, with the leaders citing development under the Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath governments as a key reason for their decision.

Speaking in Amethi, Rakesh Pratap Singh, rebel SP MLA from Gauriganj, said that people in his constituency had encouraged him to join the BJP and assured him of their support.

"I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the people of my constituency who guided me correctly. They urged me to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and assured me of their support," he told ANI.

Claiming that a large number of grassroots workers would also switch si...