SP-BSP-RLD alliance\'s prospects to improve in next 2 phases of Lok Sabha polls: Mayawati

SP-BSP-RLD alliance's prospects to improve in next 2 phases of Lok Sabha polls: Mayawati

Press Trust of India  |  Azamgarh (UP) 

Rubbishing the BJP's claim that it was doing good in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, leaders of the opposition BSP-SP-RLD alliance in said on Wednesday that on the contrary, its prospects were improving day by day.

"Our (electoral) prospects are improving...the prospects of the opposition alliance will further improve in the remaining two phases of Lok Sabha polls," said at joint rally with here.

also addressed the rally at the Azamgarh ground.

The BSP supremo said ever since the 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) was formed, "BJP leaders have lost their sleep".

appealed to the voters to ensure a historic win for Yadav, who is the joint opposition candidate from the seat held by the SP in the outgoing Lok Sabha.

Hitting back at the BJP, the said, "We are not 'mahamilawati', it is who is 'mahamilawati' (highly adulterated)."

Modi has often labelled the opposition alliance as "'mahamilawati".

Dubbing the and the BJP as two sides of the same coin, she said, "Dono kaa chaal charan ek hai (both have same nature and character)."

She said Modi would try to create more confusion in the days to come and appealed to the voters not to fall prey to his designs.

"Unkey achchey din ladd gaye (Modi's good days are over) and bad days are staring at his face," she said.

In a similar refrain, the claimed it was a "rain of votes" for the "mahagathbandhan" in the last five phases of polling and the same would be the scenario in the remaining two phases.

Making fun of Modi, Yadav said he came as a tea vendor and became 'chowkidar', and asked the voters to snatch away his 'chowki' (chair).

has asserted in his speeches and interviews that the party will improve its tally in as compared to 2014 when it bagged a whopping 71 seats out of 80, besides its ally Apna Dal winning two.

Sharing stage with the BSP and the SP bosses, said Modi's days as are over.

He appealed to the people to vote out the "government of liars".

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First Published: Wed, May 08 2019. 17:20 IST