Six expelled MLAs of Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh met with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav amid reports that they might switch parties or form a new one. NDTV speaks to Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki who said people are meeting Akhilesh Yadav ahead of the assembly elections because the Samajwadi Party is a welcoming space, and not oppressive like Mayawati and or the BJP.