Overview

• On July 9, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana officially declared Abhay Singh, Rakesh Pratap Singh and Manoj Kumar Pandey as unattached members.
• The expelled MLAs retain their legislative seats but lose Samajwadi Party affiliation after expulsion letters were submitted on July 5.
• Samajwadi Party’s assembly strength has dropped to 104 seats, with the BJP and its allies holding 290.
• Political observers say the trio is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, which would further alter the state’s legislative arithmetic.
• Under India’s anti-defection rules, seating them as independents highlights how enforcing party discipline can reshape legislative balances.