BSP chief Mayawati urged her party MPs to reflect on whether they followed the party's guidelines in the interest of its mission and self-respect, following BSP Lok Sabha MP Ritesh Pandey's resignation and subsequent joining of the BJP. Mayawati emphasized the BSP's distinct approach, focused on self-respect and Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's mission, and questioned whether MPs fulfilled their responsibilities to their constituencies and adhered to party guidelines.