Claim
During Ashok Gehlot's government (in Rajasthan), six BSP MLAs were broken away and merged into the Congress; Mayawati said her entire party unit was absorbed.
“अशोक गहलोत की सरकार थी। छह विधायक बीएसपी के थे और तोड़ लिए। मायावती ने बोला हमारे पूरा का पूरा पार्टी शामिल करा लिया।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim matches the record. In September 2019, under Ashok Gehlot's Congress government in Rajasthan, all six BSP MLAs — the party's entire legislative contingent in the state — merged into the Congress. Mayawati publicly denounced the move, saying Congress had split/absorbed her party's MLAs and calling it a betrayal; the BSP later pursued legal challenges. A near-identical merger of six BSP MLAs into Congress also occurred during Gehlot's earlier term in 2008, so the anchor's statement is accurate under either reading.
Evidence
- https://newsd.in/mayawati-attacks-congress-as-all-6-rajasthan-mlas-switch-sides/ Reports that in September 2019, all six BSP MLAs in Rajasthan (Sandeep Yadav, Wajib Ali, Deepchand Kheria, Rajendra Gudha, Lakhan Meena, Joginder Singh Awana) merged with Congress, strengthening CM Ashok Gehlot's government; Mayawati attacked Congress as 'untrustworthy and a cheat'. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/mayawati-exploring-legal-options-against-bsp-mlas-who-merged-with-congress-in-rajasthan-113808 Confirms Gehlot weaned away all six BSP MLAs and merged them into Congress despite BSP's support to the government; Mayawati accused Gehlot of breaking her MLAs 'with an evil design to harm the BSP' and called the merger illegal. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.outlookindia.com/national/india-news-bsp-issued-whip-on-bjps-direction-say-six-rajasthan-mlas-who-merged-with-congress-news-357523 Coverage of the six BSP-turned-Congress MLAs during the 2020 Rajasthan political crisis, corroborating the merger of the entire six-member BSP legislature group into Congress. ✓ reachable · archived