In Uttar Pradesh, CM Akhilesh Yadav today sacked two of his ministers Anand Singh and Manoj Paras. The Samajwadi Party spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary confirmed the removal of two ministers, which, he said, was necessitated on disciplinary grounds. Keertivardhan Singh, son of state agriculrure minister Anand Singh, had joined BJP on Thursday and publicly denounced SP chief Mulayam Singh and his son and UP CM Akhilesh Yadav. He also claimed that he has blessings of his father, the agriculture minister of the state, with him while joining BJP. Sources say that minister of state for Stamp and Registration, Manoj Paras was removed on the ground of anti party activities.

Samajwadi Party sources reports that just before the Lok Sabha elections, the SP is likely to remove some more ministers and MLAs who have time and again become the cause of severe embarrassment to the party and the government.