Before the assembly elections, the BJP suffered a major setback. Yogi Government Minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from the Cabinet on Tuesday.Shortly after, MLAS Brijesh Prajapati , Bhagwati Prasad Sagar, and Roshan Lal Verma left the BJP in support of Swami Prasad. The resignation of Bhagwati Prasad Sagar, on the other hand, has not been made public.