Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati made a giant announcement on Monday, saying her celebration is not going to enter into any alliance and contest the Lok Sabha elections alone. The former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh stated this whereas addressing a press convention in Lucknow. “I want to make it clear that Bahujan Samaj Party will fight Lok Sabha elections alone, won’t get into alliance with any party,” she reiterated.
Emphasizing the historic assist from the backward neighborhood, Dalits, tribals, and Muslims that led to the formation of a full majority authorities in UP in 2007, she made it clear that the celebration will keep a distance from these with “casteist and communal ideologies”, affirming her stance of not taking part in any alliances.
“Our experience with alliances has never been beneficial for us and we suffer more losses from alliances. For this reason, most of the parties in the country want to form an alliance with BSP. An alliance can be considered after the elections. If possible, BSP can extend its support after the elections…our party will fight the elections all alone,” Mayawati added.
BSP chief on her retirement
The BSP chief additionally clarified latest speculations about her potential retirement from politics. She introduced Akash Anand as her political successor and emphasised that her declaration doesn’t suggest her withdrawal from the political enviornment. Mayawati asserted her dedication to persevering with her efforts in strengthening the celebration.
“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’s not the case, and I will continue to work towards strengthening the party,” says BSP…” she added.
Mayawati assaults BJP, Congress
The former UP chief minister additionally hit out on the Centre and state government- each dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and stated that the ruling celebration attempting to make individuals its ‘slaves’ by offering them with some free ration as an alternative of uplifting them from poverty. “Instead of uplifting people from poverty and providing them employment, the central and state (UP) governments are providing them with some free ration and trying to make them their salves. However, our government in UP had provided people employment to empower them,” Mayawati stated.
Speaking on the press convention, the BSP chief additionally urged celebration leaders and employees to exert their full efforts to safe a “favourable verdict” for the BSP in the upcoming 2024 elections. Despite being a distinguished political pressure in Uttar Pradesh through the Nineteen Nineties and 2000s, the celebration has skilled a gradual decline over the previous decade. In the 2022 meeting elections, the BSP garnered solely 12.8 per cent of the votes, marking its lowest efficiency in nearly three a long time.
Lok Sabha elections 2024
It needs to be famous right here that common elections are anticipated to be held in India between April and May to elect the members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The tenure of the seventeenth Lok Sabha is scheduled to finish in the month of June. The earlier common elections have been held in April–May 2019. After the elections, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance shaped the federal government on the Centre, with Narendra Modi persevering with as Prime Minister for the second straight time period.
(With inputs from businesses)
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