B.C. politics is taking a dramatic shift as BC United leader Kevin Falcon has announced the withdrawal of his party just seven weeks before the general election.

Rumours of the political shake-up started circulating earlier today on X, as journalists such as Bob Mackin of The Breaker News reported that sources had confirmed the BC United party would not be on the election ballot come October 19.

BREAKING: The days of Eby’s reign could be numbered as more sources claim B.C. United won’t be on the ballot this October. I’m still waiting on the facts.

Stay tuned @RebelNewsOnline https://t.co/8J1zY4ZZLp

— Drea Humphrey - Prepping and Politics (@DreaHumphrey) August 28, 2024

Global News later released a story echoing claims that Falcon will likely suspend his campaign and fold the party.

The news comes after BC United, the province's official opposition party, has been polling as low as 10% for months. In contrast, support for the once-underdog centre-right Conservative Party of BC has steadily soared, even surpassing the governing NDP in a recent poll.

The momentum continues! According to the latest polling, we have now pulled AHEAD of the radical BC NDP.

But we can’t get complacent. 59 days is a long time and the NDP is going to be launching a nasty campaign to hold on to power.

Join us. #bcpoli https://t.co/oyRkqPndyK pic.twitter.com/h1k2h52zK1

— Conservative Party of BC (@Conservative_BC) August 20, 2024

According to Global News, it is unclear what will happen to BC United’s party assets at this time.

After speculation soared, Conservative Party of BC leader John Rustad released a statement on X, that not only confirmed the rumours to be true, but also stated that that Falcon is “encouraging all BC United supporters to unite behind” the CPBC.

Kevin Falcon to suspend campaign, encourage BC United supporters to get behind John Rustad and the Conservative Party of BC. #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/sMTDOw1oGl

— Conservative Party of BC (@Conservative_BC) August 28, 2024

Rebel News reached out to BC United, the BC NDP, and the CPBC for comment regarding this developing story but did not receive a response at the time of publishing this report.