'Jo Darr Gaya...': Akhilesh Demands 'Bahaduri' From SP Cadres After Rajbhar Predicts Revolt

Published 17 June 2026 · local

'Jo Darr Gaya...': Akhilesh Demands 'Bahaduri' From SP Cadres After Rajbhar Predicts Revolt Published By, Last Updated: June 17, 2026, 16:21 IST Uttar Pradesh Minister

'Jo Darr Gaya...': Akhilesh Demands 'Bahaduri' From SP Cadres After Rajbhar Predicts Revolt Published By, Last Updated: June 17, 2026, 16:21 IST Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday hinted at a "major split" within the Samajwadi Party Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. (Image: PTI) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has a poetic response to the claim that a major split is likely within the party and that several of its leaders are ready to jump ship to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Addressing a press conference in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, Yadav said: “Dana aur gana kab tak chalega yeh afsana. (How long will their ‘benefits and songs’ go on)", drawing chuckles from the party leaders accompanying him. #WATCH | Lucknow | On UP Minister OP Rajbhar’s statement, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav says, “Dana aur gana kab tak chalega yeh afsana." pic.twitter.com/HesS9KT3mn— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) June 17, 2026 Launching a sharp attack on the BJP, he added: “BJP always engineers split in parties by threatening and luring leaders, need a brave team to challenge them".

“Jo darr jayega, woh apna dal chhod kar chala jayega.(Those who get scared will leave their party)", he said. His remarks came shortly after Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday hinted at a “major split" within the Samajwadi Party. In a post on ‘X’, Rajbhar claimed that SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav had handed over a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. However, he did not provide details of the alleged conversation between the two leaders. “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", he wrote. समाजवादी पार्टी में बड़ी टूट होगी। राम गोपाल यादव ने केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री अमित शाह जी को चिट्ठी सौंपी है।खनन घोटाला और गोमती रिवर फ्रंट घोटाला का मास्टरमाइंड कौन है, पूरा उत्तर प्रदेश जानता है। शिकंजा कस रहा है तो सपा परेशान है। महाराष्ट्र बंगाल छोड़िए, समूची सपा, भाजपा में… — Om Prakash Rajbhar (@oprajbhar) June 17, 2026 “Everyone in Uttar Pradesh knows who the mastermind behind the mining scam and Gomti River Front scam is.

As the noose tightens, the SP is getting anxious", he said. Invoking the recent split within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction), Rajbhar claimed: “Forget Maharashtra and Bengal— the entire SP is sitting ready to join the BJP." Rajbhar, an MLA from the Zahoorabad constituency, serves as the president of the SBSP, an ally of the BJP-led Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Uttar Pradesh. Pertinent to note that Uttar Pradesh is scheduled to undergo Assembly Election next year. ‘Will Work To Bring BJP To Zero’ With preparations intensifying ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed confidence that the party would work to “bring the BJP to a zero" in Gorakhpur. Gorakhpur is a bastion of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP veteran, Yogi Adityanath. Before securing this Legislative Assembly seat, CM Yogi served as the Member of Parliament for the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat for nearly two years. “This time we will work to bring the BJP to a zero in Gorakhpur.