Overview

• Pooja Pal released a letter alleging death threats and warning that Akhilesh Yadav and the SP should be held accountable if she is harmed.
• She was expelled on August 14 for alleged anti-party activity and cross-voting after praising CM Yogi Adityanath, according to the party’s order.
• SP leaders rejected her threat claims as unfounded and said she was removed for confirmed cross-voting, with one MLA alleging she took money for the vote.
• Pal credited the BJP government with progress in the 2005 Raju Pal murder case and accused the SP of shielding accused and favoring Muslims over backward and Dalit groups, which the party has not accepted.
• After meeting BJP leaders, reports suggest the BJP is proceeding cautiously on inducting her, while new blue hoardings in Prayagraj have prompted unconfirmed talk of a BSP tilt; no formal switch has been announced and her threat claims lack independent verification.