Lucknow:Speculation is rife that independentMLARaghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya, leader of Jansatta Dal, is getting closer to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh. Raja Bhaiya, who is maintaining a distance from Samajwadi party, was a former alliance partner of Akhilesh Yadav-led government in the state.
Recently, while talking to media person, the former chief minister 'feigned ignorance' about Raja Bhaiya, and since then the latter has started singing paens for the BJP. Besides, Raja Bhaiya has been engaged in praising BJP leadership for the party's efforts to eliminate mafias and anti-socials in Uttar Pradesh.
The grapevine has it that Raja Bhaiya who represents the Kunda Assembly Seat in Pratapgarh has been winning from there without fail. Recently, he had announced that his party Jansatta Dal will field candidates for 100 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.