Key Leaders Ditch BSP, Congress for SP: Phool Babu, Naseemuddin Siddiqui Join Samajwadi Party

• Influential leaders Anees Ahmed Khan (Phool Babu) and Naseemuddin Siddiqui, along with others, have joined the Samajwadi Party (SP).
• Phool Babu, a former BSP leader from Pilibhit, has a long political history, starting with Youth Congress and winning three times on a BSP ticket.
• Naseemuddin Siddiqui, a former BSP minister and later a prominent Congress leader, has also switched allegiance to the SP.
• The move is seen as a significant blow to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Apna Dal (Anupriya Patel faction), and Congress ahead of elections.
• Other leaders joining SP include Rajkumar Pal from Apna Dal and Dr. Danish Khan, former AIMIM candidate.