# BJP MLAs join chorus against UP power cuts, embarrass Yogi govt 2026-08-20T20:31:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The worsening power crisis in Uttar Pradesh has turned into a political headache for the Yogi Adityanath government, with BJP MLAs writing to Energy Minister A K Sharma complaining of prolonged outages, low voltage and transformer failures amid intense summer heat. Lucknow North MLA Neeraj Bora wrote that people face severe hardship due to continuous power cuts and demanded the chief engineer visit his camp office to explain the situation to residents. Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh cited feeder tripping, overloaded transformers and cable faults, calling for a permanent solution instead of temporary fixes. Another BJP legislator, O P Srivastava, highlighted poor supply and demanded urgent repair of damaged transformers and dilapidated lines. The public complaints from ruling party MLAs have given the Opposition an opening to attack the government on governance. Congress state chief Ajay Rai alleged that people across the state were spending sleepless nights because of power cuts. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The public letters from BJP MLAs are a rare and politically significant act, exposing how deeply summer power failures are hurting the ruling party's own base. Uttar Pradesh consumes about 45,000 MW at peak summer, but generation and distribution remain chronically short. The state's discoms, already under Rs 700,000 crore debt, struggle to buy enough power on the spot market when prices spike in May and June. The Yogi government has announced new power plants and substations, but none will be ready before next summer. The immediate next signal is whether the energy minister issues a directive on load-shedding schedules or orders a review of transformer stocks in district stores. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Reports facts of BJP MLAs' letters and opposition reaction without taking a side. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: A K Sharma, BJP, Neeraj Bora, Rajeshwar Singh, Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-mlas-join-chorus-against-up-power-cuts-embarrass-yogi-govt/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-mlas-join-chorus-against-up-power-cuts-embarrass-yogi-govt/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/