Six BSP MLAs approaches Supreme Court for transfer of disqualification plea from HC

Six Bahujan Samaj Party MLAs in Rajasthan who merged with the Congress in September last year have approached the Supreme Court seeking to transfer their disqualification case to the top court.
A single bench of the Rajasthan High Court will next week hear the BSP and BJP's petition against the merger of the six BSP MLAs with Congress in Rajasthan.
An appeal by the party led by former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati seeking a temporary freeze on the merger of its six former legislators with Rajasthan's Congress government was dismissed by the High Court on Thursday, which left the decision to the single bench hearing the case.
The decision, expected on August 11, will have crucial implications for the Ashok Gehlot government, which is struggling to prove majority.
Without the former BSP men, Ashok Gehlot's numbers will drop from 102 to 96. The BJP has 72 MLAs. With the rebel camp and three independents MLAs, the numbers of the other side will touch 97. The halfway mark in the assembly will also come down to 97 from the current 101.