Dismissing Uttar Pradesh (UP) Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar's claim of an impending split in the Samajwadi Party (SP), Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the party remained strong and it was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which had a history of "engineering" defections through inducements and pressure, news agency PTI reported.

Responding to a query at a presser on possible discontent within the SP, Yadav, its chief, said the BJP previously succeeded in breaking several parties, including taking away legislators and leaders from his party.