Aparna Yadav –– the daughter-in-law of Uttar Pradesh’s political first family who served up a huge surprise by joining the BJP — told NDTV today denied the buzz that her reason for switch was denial of a Samajwadi party ticket. “People are telling me that I have come to BJP for ticket… My ticket was not being denied in the Samajwadi Party. I have come to the BJP for nationalism,” she told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
“I was influenced by the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Yogi-ji (Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath),” underscored the 32-year-old, who is married to Mulayam Singh Yadav’s younger son Prateek Yadav.
After her defection, her brother in law Akhilesh Yadav — the biggest challenger of the BJP in the state — had quipped, “I want to thank the BJP that they are giving tickets to those who even we are unable to give tickets to”.
