Lucknow: Samajwadi leaders, who are heading panchayats in Uttar Pradesh, are being toppled like nine-pins with majority of the independents keen to replace them with BJP leaders.

The independents, in most panchayats, outnumber BJP men and were affiliated to either the SP or the BSP. However, with a change of government, the independents are now switching their loyalties with the ruling BJP.

According to reports, no-confidence motions have been moved against zila panchayat heads in around two dozen districts including Meerut, Farukkhabad, Pilibhit, Rae Bareli, Mau, Malihabad, Bulandshahr and Amroha.

A BJP functionary said, “What is wrong in a no-confidence motion against zila panchayat heads if they are not fulfilling the people’s aspirations?”