Mayawati slams SP, terms earlier alliance as a 'big mistake'; hints at coalition with BJP

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said that dropping 1995 case against Samajwi Party (SP) as a precondition to SP-BSP alliance was a 'big mistake'. Her statement comes days before  seven state assembly seats in Uttar Presh will go to polls. 

dressing a press conference, BSP supremo stated that when her party saw Samajwi Party's behaviour towards m after Lok Sabha election results, BSP realised that y have committed a big mistake by taking back ir 2nd June 1995 case against m.

"I want to disclose that when we decided to contest polls with SP for Lok Sabha elections in UP, we worked very hard for it but from day-1 of our coalition SP Chief kept telling S C Mishra that since BSP-SP h joined hands, I should take back my June 1995 case. When we saw Samajwi Party's behaviour towards us after Lok Sabha election results, we realised that we have committed a big mistake by taking back our 2nd June 1995 case against m & we shouldn't have joined hands with m. We should've thought bit deeply," said. BSP Chief Mayawati.

She furr stated that her party has decided that to defeat SP candidate in future MLC elections in UP, ding that BSP is willing to give its vote to BJP candidate.

We have decided that to defeat SP candidate in future MLC elections in UP, we will put all our force & even if we have to give our vote to BJP candidate or any party candidate, we'll do it," she ded.

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January 26, 2019, witnessed one of most important events in political history of India— coming toger of Bahujan Samajwi Party (BSP) and Samajwi Party (SP) to seal an alliance, forgetting ir two-dece-long hostility. After alliance, Mayawati decided to withdraw her case against Samajwi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yav in 1995 infamous Luckw guest house incident.

State Guest House incident took place on June 2, 1995. Mayawati, who was dressing a meeting along with party MLAs, was attacked by SP leers after which she along with MLAs locked herself in room. However, four months down line, after facing a near defeat in polls, both parties called it quits.

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Uttar Presh by-polls

Seven state assembly seats in Uttar Presh will go to polls on vember 3 and results would be declared on vember 10. Of seven seats, five seats - Tundla, Ghatampur,  Naugaon, Bulandshahr, Deoria, Malhani are up for polls due to demise of sitting MLA - two due to COVID. or seat Bangarmau is up for polls due to BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was convicted in a rape case. As BJP h won six of seven seats in 2017, it has fielded 7 candidates. Surprisingly, Congress, BSP and Samajwi party too have fielded candidates on all seven seats each, hinting at a close battle in 2022 elections. 

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