Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday rejected media reports on the break-up of the SP-BSP alliance after the UP mahagathbandhan’s poor show in the recently concluded 2019 Lok Sabha elections and said the political relationship between the two parties will never come to an end as speculated by the media. However, the BSP chief made it clear that her party has decided to fight the by-elections in Uttar Pradesh alone.
Speaking to reporters, the Dalit leader said in future, the BSP may join hands with the Samajwadi Party (SP) if Akhilesh Yadav succeeds in his political journey…But if he doesn’t succeed, it’ll be good for the BSP to work separately.
Mayawati said they couldn’t ignore the political compulsion to part ways with the Samajwadi Party because the base vote of SP, the ‘Yadav’ community, didn’t support the party in the recently concluded 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. The mahagathbandhan in UP failed to garner expected seats as strong contenders of the SP were defeated.
However, Mayawati made it clear it’s not a permanent break. The SP-BSP relationship isn’t not only meant for politics and it’ll continue forever, she added.
Heaping praise on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple, Mayawati said ever since the SP-BSP coalition took place, Akhilesh Yadav and his wife have given her a lot of respect. She also decided to forget all their differences in the interest of the nation and gave them respect, the BSP leader said.
