Nishad Party leader and Gorakhpur MP Praveen Nishad joined BJP on Thursday, in the presence of Union Minister JP Nadda in Uttar Pradesh. Praveen had won from the Gorakhpur seat, which was held by CM Yogi Adityanath since 1998, on Samajwadi Party ticket in the 2018 by-elections. Nishad Party will support BJP in the General elections in Uttar Pradesh.