Three of the seven rebel Samajwadi Party MLAs who cross-voted in the 2024 Rajya Sabha polls in favour of a BJP candidate have joined the BJP. Rakesh Pratap Singh, Abhay Singh and Vinod Chaturvedi joined the party. The SP expelled Gauriganj MLA RP Singh and Gosaiganj MLA Abhay Singh a year ago, while Kalpi MLA Chaturvedi remained an SP MLA.