Claim
Six BSP MLAs joined the Samajwadi Party in 2021.
“छह बीएसपी के एमएलए ने समाजवादी पार्टी को जॉइन किया था 2021 में।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Central assertion: six BSP MLAs joined the Samajwadi Party in 2021. Multiple sources confirm exactly six suspended/rebel BSP MLAs formally joined SP in October 2021 (alongside one BJP MLA). The number, party, and year all match.
Evidence
- https://www.etvbharat.com/english/bharat/six-bsp-mla-one-bjp-mla-join-samajwadi-party/na20211030134345182 Reports six BSP MLAs (Mujtaba Siddiqui, Hakim Lal Bind, Sushma Patel, Aslam Chaudhary, Hargovind Bhargava, Aslam Raini) plus one BJP MLA joined the Samajwadi Party in the presence of Akhilesh Yadav in October 2021. pending audit
- https://theprint.in/politics/6-bsp-mlas-1-bjp-legislator-join-samajwadi-party-ahead-of-up-assembly-polls/759262/ Independently confirms 6 BSP MLAs and 1 BJP legislator joined SP ahead of the 2022 UP assembly polls, in 2021. pending audit