Lucknow, June 23 -- Samajwadi Party on Monday expelled three of its MLAs who voted in support of the BJP candidate during the Rajya Sabha elections.

The rebels Abhay Singh, MLA from Gosainganj; Rakesh Pratap Singh, MLA from Gauriganj; and Manoj Pandey, MLA from Unchahar, have been expelled from the party due to their communal divisive negativity and supporting anti-farmer, women, youth, business, working professionals and 'anti-PDA' ideology.

"Samajwadi Party in the public interest, expels the following MLAs from the party due to their communal divisive negativity and supporting anti-farmer, women, youth, business, working professionals and 'anti-PDA' ideology, as opposed to the politics of socialist harmonious positive ideology: 1. Hon...