Yogi’s loss is Akhilesh's gain: BJP's OBC face Swami Prasad Maurya, 3 MLAs quit

In a massive hit to the BJP and Yogi Adityanath just before the Uttar Pradesh election, a minister and four MLAs quit and joined the party's main challenger, Akhilesh Yadav. Swami Prasad Maurya, a top minister in the Yogi Adityanath government, posted his resignation letter on Twitter. As his letter emerged on Twitter, Akhilesh Yadav tweeted a photograph with Maurya, welcoming him and his supporters to the Samajwadi Party. Soon after Maurya's exit, 3 other BJP MLAs tendered their resignation. Watch for more details.