OP Rajbhar's SBSP announces end of alliance with Samajwadi Party

The OP Rajbhar-led Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party on Saturday announced that it is ending its alliance with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party. The announcement came hours after the SP issued letters to Rajbhar and Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party chief Shivpal Singh Yadav stating they are "free to go anywhere they feel they are getting more respect".