Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party a day after the ruling party formally announced its alliances in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra for the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Ms. Mayawati wondered if formalising alliances in Bihar, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu in a state of "prone helplessness" reflected the "strong leadership" of the BJP.

In reality, the BJP is "so fearful" of the SP-BSP alliance that it has to desperately run from pillar to post to form alliances, said Ms. Mayawati on Twitter.

Her reference was to the perceived greater bargaining power some of its allies have got in seat arrangment for 2019.

Ms. Mayawati said no matter how much the BJP scrambles during election time, since many were suffering due to its anti-poor, anti-labourer, anti-farmer and anti-people policy and arrogant attitude, the 130 crore people of the country "won't forgive it any cost."

"People will crush their arrogance during election and this government will have to go," said Ms. Mayawati.