NDA allies Apna Dal, SBSP to boycott PM Modi’s rally in Ghazipur

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies in Uttar Pradesh -- Apna Dal and the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) -- have decided to stay away from events to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Ashish Patel, the state unit chief of Apna Dal, said his party was "immensely hurt by the arrogant attitude of the BJP leaders in Uttar Pradesh."