[5] On 14 May 2019 – less than two months after joining the States of North Holland – he was expelled from the Forum for Democracy caucus after all other members had lost confidence in Baljeu.
In an interview after his expulsion, Baljeu said Forum for Democracy had a "culture of fear" and criticized a group within the party that according to him was flirting with the alt-right.
He decided to keep his seat in the States of North Holland and continued as a one-man caucus, causing Forum for Democracy to lose its position as the largest party in the province.
[7] Baljeu appeared fifteenth on the Forum for Democracy party list for the Senate election held on 29 May.
Baljeu's consultancy company supposedly charged €29,000 for activities that had not occurred to claim government subsidies.
Otten, who confirmed that the payment had happened, said that the claims constituted defamation as Baljeu had done work for that money.
[17] Near the end of the term, NOS and regional broadcasters featured Baljeu in an article about the most absent members of provincial councils.