India, June 19 -- Uttar Pradesh minister Sanjay Nishad, a key ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Thursday said that more than two dozen MPs from the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are in contact with the ruling NDA to switch sides. The remarks came a day after state minister Om Prakash Rajbhar claimed that a major split in the SP is on the cards and several of its leaders are ready to join the BJP.P11
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