All 6 BSP MLAs join Congress in Rajasthan

All six BSP MLAs in Rajasthan have joined the Congress on Monday, following which the party now has 106 seats in the Assembly. The development has come as a shock to party president Mayawati.

Jaipur: In a big jolt to Mayawati's Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) in Rajasthan, all of its six MLAs have joined the Congress.

With this merger, the Congress now has 106 seats in the Assembly.

While reacting to the development that took place on Monday night, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Satish Puniya said: "This development shows Ashok Gehlot's insecurity. Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has questioned him on the law and order situation."

"Everybody is aware of the reaction of the top leadership of BSP. But we decided to join Congress after much discussion," one of the six MLAs said.

He went on top say, "We wanted Congress to develop our state while opposing it on every matter. So we decided to support the party in this process."

The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has 200 seats. The Congress had won 100 seats in the in last Assembly elections.

Before this, the party was enjoying the support of a lone Rashtriya Lok Dal MLA, and 12 Independents, the six BSP MLAs joining the Congress has given it the majority to run the government.

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