India, June 18 -- Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday created a political uproar, claiming that a major split was looming in the Samajwadi Party (SP), with several leaders allegedly preparing to defect to the BJP. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and senior leader Ram Gopal Yadav quickly rejected the claim, calling it a baseless rumour meant to destabilise the Opposition ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Rajbhar, who leads the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), an NDA ally and the Panchayati Raj and Minority Welfare Ministry in the Yogi Adityanath cabinet, posted on X: "A major split is going to happen in the Samajwadi Party. Ram Gopal Yadav has submitted a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah ji. As th...