Claim
When 30 MLAs were broken away (defected), it was claimed the BSP party had not actually split.
“अब बेसिकली अनुराग जी कह रहे हैं जो 30 विधायक तोड़े थे वो पार्टी नहीं टूटी थी। तब बीएसपी टूटी ही नहीं थी।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim is a paraphrase of a debate panelist ('Anurag ji') asserting that when ~30 BSP MLAs were broken away the party had not split. The closest documented BSP defection episode (2003 UP) involved 13→37 MLAs, not 30, and the legal argument there was the opposite (that a split DID occur). The specific figure and characterization cannot be matched to a verified event, so it is unverifiable.
Evidence
- https://www.scobserver.in/journal/court-in-review-defection-of-assembly-members/ The documented UP BSP split (2003) involved 13 MLAs initially, swelling to 37 who formed Loktantrik Bahujan Dal and merged with SP — the Speaker recognised a split. No documented BSP episode matches a figure of exactly '30 MLAs'. pending audit
- https://www.whiteblacklegal.co.in/details/case-analysis-rajendra-singh-rana-v-swami-prasad-maurya-and-others-2007-4-scc-270-by---astha-bhumish-shah In the 2003/Rajendra Singh Rana case, the defectors argued a split DID occur to avoid disqualification; the Supreme Court ultimately held the 13 MLAs were disqualified — the framing about whether the party 'split' is contested. pending audit