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AGRA: Two days after the Uttar Pradesh government allotted a sprawling bungalow at 6, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg to former cabinet minister and founder of Samajwadi Secular Morcha (SSM) Shivpal Yadav , Uttar Pradesh sports and youth welfare minister Chetan Chauhan on Sunday said that Yadav was welcome to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The bungalow was vacated around four months ago by Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati. Speaking to mediapersons, he said that the state government’s decision to allot the bungalow to Yadav was taken following standard norms. He also condemned his cabinet colleague and BJP ally Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar’s statement that the decision was taken to “favour” Yadav and weaken the Samajwadi Party. Over 500 SUVs were part of the 50 km-long road show..