Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 7 (HBTV): After securing a big victory from Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) is now gearing up to cancel the membership of rebel legislators who stood against the party in the Rajya Sabha elections and voted in favor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).   

According to sources in the Samajwadi Party, seven SP members of the legislative assembly including chief whip Manoj Pandey, surprised the party by supporting the BJP's candidate during the Rajya Sabha elections.    

This move greatly angered the party’s president Akhilesh Yadav. 

Following the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections, Yadav has reportedly initiated steps to revoke the membership of the seven MLAs, for which an official letter is also being prepared by the party. It is reported that the letter will soon be submitted to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly speaker.

The seven MLAs include Rakesh Pratap Singh from Amethi Gauriganj; Manoj Pandey from Raebareli Unchahar; Rakesh Pandey from Ambedkarnagar; Pooja Pal from Prayag; and Vinod Chaturvedi, Ashutosh Verma, and Abhay Singh.   

Following the Lok Sabha election results that the Samajwadi Party emerged victorious in Uttar Pradesh, a group of seven MLAs attempted to arrange meetings with SP leader Akhilesh Yadav to discuss rejoining the party. However, Akhilesh Yadav declined to meet with these MLAs and readmit them into the party. 

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