Mayawati: The leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Mayawati, declared on Monday that her party will run a single candidate in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election. She said that the BSP has never benefited from coalition politics. But Mayawati did not exclude out an alliance after the election.
Mayawati’s Solo Stand
Mayawati, speaking during a press conference in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, stated, “We suffer more losses from alliances. For this reason, most of the parties in the country want to form an alliance with the BSP. An alliance can be considered after the elections. If possible, the BSP can extend its support after the elections, our party will fight the elections all alone.”
Historical Success in 2007
“With the backing of people from backward communities, Dalits, tribals, and Muslims, we had formed a full majority government in UP in 2007, and that’s why we have decided to contest the Lok Sabha polls alone. We will maintain a distance from those who are casteist and believe in communalism, We will work with full strength to help the BSP get a favourable verdict,” the BSP supremo added.
Speculations of Retirement
Between 1990 and 2000, the BSP dominated Uttar Pradesh politics. However, during the previous few years, it steadily suffered a deterioration. The party received the fewest votes in thirty years—just 12.8%—in the 2022 assembly election.
The BSP chief, however, denied rumours that she was leaving politics after appointing her nephew, Akash Anand, as her replacement last month. “Last month, I declared Akash Anand as my political successor following which it was being speculated in media that I may soon retire from politics. However, I want to clarify that it is not the case, and I will continue to work towards strengthening the party,” she told the media.
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