Lok Sabha elections 2019: Mayawati makes southern foray with pacts in Telugu states
TNN | Mar 16, 2019, 08:17 IST
MayawatiLUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has stitched alliance with actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan led Jana Sena Party in Telangana for Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh for general as well as assembly elections.
Announcing the alliance at a press conference in Lucknow on Friday with BSP chief, Kalyan said, "We would like to see Mayawati as the prime minister of country. This is our wish and ardent desire...We will make sure...that our wishes get fulfilled in the days to come." In response, Mayawati smiled and said, "I want Pawan Kalyan to become Andhra Pradesh chief minister."
Kalyan is younger brother of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi. BSP will contest three Lok Sabha seats and 21 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and is likely to field candidates from three to four seats in Telangana.
Mayawati said, "BSP, Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party and some communist parties will contest elections in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as alliance partners."
Till now, Mayawati has stitched alliances in seven states. Informed sources in Samajwadi Party, with whom BSP is contesting elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh, said that the two parties were likely to align in Maharashtra as well.
While a formal announcement is expected by the end of this week, sources indicated that SP would contest four seats while BSP would field its candidates on all the remaining seats.
Announcing the alliance at a press conference in Lucknow on Friday with BSP chief, Kalyan said, "We would like to see Mayawati as the prime minister of country. This is our wish and ardent desire...We will make sure...that our wishes get fulfilled in the days to come." In response, Mayawati smiled and said, "I want Pawan Kalyan to become Andhra Pradesh chief minister."
Kalyan is younger brother of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi. BSP will contest three Lok Sabha seats and 21 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and is likely to field candidates from three to four seats in Telangana.
Mayawati said, "BSP, Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party and some communist parties will contest elections in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as alliance partners."
Till now, Mayawati has stitched alliances in seven states. Informed sources in Samajwadi Party, with whom BSP is contesting elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh, said that the two parties were likely to align in Maharashtra as well.
While a formal announcement is expected by the end of this week, sources indicated that SP would contest four seats while BSP would field its candidates on all the remaining seats.
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