Claim
Rajbhar and Keshav Prasad Maurya had said that many Samajwadi Party leaders are going to leave the party.
“राजभर ने तो कहा था, देखिए केशव प्रसाद मौर्य ने तो कहा था कि कई जाने वाले हैं।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The anchor's statement accurately attributes real remarks. In mid-June 2026, roughly two weeks before the broadcast, OP Rajbhar publicly claimed an SP split was 'definitely going to happen' with a rebel MP faction emerging, and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said 25-26 SP MPs were ready to break away. Both statements are documented by wire and mainstream outlets, so the claim that both men said many SP leaders would leave is a faithful characterization of what they said (SP itself denies the predictions, but the anchor only reported the attributed statements).
Evidence
- https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/25-26-mps-of-samajwadi-party-ready-to-break-away-says-keshav-prasad-maurya-amid-op-rajbhars-split-claims20260618092031/ ANI (June 18, 2026) reports UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya saying '25-26 MPs of the Samajwadi Party are ready to break away', made amid OP Rajbhar's claims of an SP split. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/keshav-prasad-maurya-claims-25-26-samajwadi-party-mps-on-verge-of-breaking-away-from-party-latest-update-2026-06-17-1045220 India TV (June 17, 2026) reports Maurya's claim that 25-26 SP MPs are on the verge of breaking away from the party. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://thefederal.com/category/states/north/uttar-pradesh/op-rajbhar-claims-samajwadi-party-faces-major-split-says-leaders-ready-to-join-bjp The Federal reports OP Rajbhar claiming the Samajwadi Party faces a major split and that SP leaders are ready to join the BJP, with a rebel faction of dissident MPs set to emerge. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 404