The Samajwadi Party on Monday expelled three of its own MLAs. It has been informed that the MLAs who have been expelled allegedly cross-voted and helped the BJP win the Rajya Sabha polls last year. They have been expelled for siding with ideologies opposed to the party`s core values and for working against public interest.

The MLAs who have been expelled by the party are Abhay Singh (MLA from Gosainganj in Ayodhya), Rakesh Pratap Singh (Gauriganj in Amethi), and Manoj Kumar Pandey (Unchahar in Raebareli), the SP said in an official statement shared on its social media handles.

This shocking move from the Samajwadi Party comes more than a year after the February 2024 Rajya Sabha elections, in which the three SP MLAs were accused of siding with the BJP. The three MLAs helped the BJP win 8 out of 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh, despite the SP having enough strength to claim at least four.