Lucknow, June 17 -- The rebel Uttar Pradesh BSP MLAs who met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday are in a dilemma over joining the new party at this moment.



Right now, the prime objective of the rebel MLAs is to avoid disqualification from the Assembly membership on the grounds of defection. Some of them are trying to form a new party and later merge it with the SP, while some are in touch with the BJP and also their parent party.



The sharp attack on the SP by BSP chief Mayawati for the last two days added to the discomfiture of the rebels.

Mayawati attacked SP president Akhilesh Yadav for wooing the suspended BSP MLAs by terming the party ''anti-Dalits''.

She also said had the SP been even a little honest towards t...