At the time, Panchsheel Nagar was the newly-given name to the city of Hapur by Mayawati; local people were unhappy about the name change, however. Due to political clashes between the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, the subsequent chief minister Akhilesh Yadav changed the district name to Hapur on 23 July 2012, retaining the original name.
Panchsheel Nagar was renamed Hapur by Mayawati, but local residents were unhappy about the change.  Subsequently, Akhilesh Yadav, the chief minister of the state, changed the district name back to Hapur on July 23, 2012, retaining the original name.