BSP to combat solo in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand elections: Mayawati

Snubbing stories of a pre-poll alliance, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati Sunday mentioned that the occasion will go solo in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Rejecting the stories of a tie-up with Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, Mayawati mentioned that the occasion will combat state elections alone in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. She additionally added that the occasion is just in alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal for the upcoming Punjab polls.

1. मीडिया के एक न्यूज चैनल में कल से यह खबर प्रसारित की जा रही है कि यूपी में आगामी विधानसभा आमचुनाव औवेसी की पार्टी AIMIM व बीएसपी मिलकर लड़ेगी। यह खबर पूर्णतः गलत, भ्रामक व तथ्यहीन है। इसमें रत्तीभर भी सच्चाई नहीं है तथा बीएसपी इसका जोरदार खण्डन करती है। 1/2
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The two events have joined fingers after a niche of 25 years after having contested the 1996 Lok Sabha polls collectively after they had gained 11 out of 13 seats in Punjab. In its alliance with the SAD, BSP will contest 8 seats out of its allotted 20 seats in Doaba (Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr and Kapurthala districts), which has 23 Assembly seats.

While BSP chief Mayawati dubbed the alliance as a “new political and social initiative” which can usher in progress and prosperity in Punjab, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal termed it as a “new day” within the state politics.