The BSP supremo, however, said that she was not permanently breaking the alliance with SP.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on June 4 announced that her party would contest the upcoming 11 Assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh alone, and not in an alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP).
The BSP supremo however said that she was not permanently breaking the alliance with SP.
“If we feel in the future that the SP chief (Akhilesh Yadav) has succeeded in his political work, we will again work together. But if he does not succeed, it will be good for us to work separately. So we have decided to fight the by-elections alone,” Mayawati said.
Mayawati said that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav had given her “a lot of respect” since the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) was formed.
“I also forgot all our differences in the interest of the nation and gave them respect. Our relation is not only for politics, it will continue forever,” she added.
The BSP supremo however said that “political compulsions” cannot be ignored. She pointed out that SP’s “base vote -- the Yadav community -- did not support the party. Even strong contenders of SP were defeated.”
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