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Lucknow, Jan 20 (PTI) Former Samajwadi Party MLA Pramod Gupta, relative of the party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and Priyanka Maurya, the face of Congress" "Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon" poster in Uttar Pradesh, joined the BJP here on Thursday.Gupta"s joining comes a day after Yadav"s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi on Wednesday.
The duo joined the party in the presence of former state unit president, and head of the BJP Joining Committee, Laxmikant Bajpai.
"An important political name and a member of Samajwadi Party family and former MLA of Auraiya, Pramod Guptaji is joining the BJP family today," Bajpai said welcoming Gupta.
"I want to remind that from the family of Mulayam Singhji who is respected by all of us...
after his "samdhi" Hariom Yadavji, daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav and today his "saadho" (brother-in-law) Pramod Guptaji is joining the BJP family and you all know the value of "saadho" in a family," Bajpai said.
Introducing Maurya, Bajpai said she is the poster girl of the Congress leader Priyanka Vadra Gandhi and exuded confidence that she will now use her power and capabilities in giving strength and momentum to the election campaign of the BJP.