Lucknow: Ahead of the assembly elections in 2022, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said that the party would contest the state assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand alone. He also said that the reports of AIMIM and BSP contesting the assembly elections in UP together are completely false.
Party chief Mayawati tweeted this morning, denying reports that her party is planning an alliance with the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM in the state.
Mayawati reiterated that her party has only announced a political tie-up with the Shiromani Akali Dal for next year’s Punjab elections. The two parties have also finalized a seat-sharing agreement in the 117-member assembly: the SAD is contesting on 97 seats and the BSP on 20.
While BSP chief Mayawati termed the alliance as a “new political and social initiative” that would usher in progress and prosperity in Punjab, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal called it a “new day” in state politics.
AIMIM has earlier claimed that they will fight the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections with Bahujan Samaj Party and will act as a force against the BJP.
Similarly, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had also said a few weeks ago that there would be no alliance with BSP and the party would like to forge alliances with smaller parties and like-minded people.
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