The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday asked Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav to prove his majority in a floor test in the state assembly, amid deepening strife within the Samajwadi Party (SP). The demand came hours after Akhilesh sacked four ministers, including his uncle Shivpal Yadav, and the party leadership retaliated by ousting national general secretary Ramgopal Yadav. Read | Yadav vs Yadav: Mulayam removes Ramgopal after Shivpal’s sacking“CM Akhilesh Yadav should resign or prove his majority on the floor of the assembly,” UP BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya said. “This government is now reduced to a minority and hence should not be allowed to take any policy decisions until it’s able to prove its majority on the floor of the assembly,” Maurya added. Maurya also fired a salvo at the embattled chief minister, questioning the “motive” behind the upheaval in the SP.

Source: Hindustan Times October 23, 2016 11:46 UTC