Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hailed Aparna Yadav on joining the BJP ahead of the upcoming state elections. The chief minister said Aparna Yadav liked the government's work. She is Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law. While joining the party, Aparna Yadav said she has always been "influenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi."