Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati quashed rumors of forging an alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, reaffirming her party's intention to contest the elections independently. The former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh also cautioned BSP workers to remain vigilant against such speculations.
Despite the BSP’s repeated declarations that it will not forge an alliance with any party for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, rumours about an alliance are being spread every day. This proves that without the BSP, some parties are not going to fare well,” she said in a post on X.
Therefore, keeping in view the interest and welfare of society, particularly the poor, exploited and neglected, “the BSP’s decision is to contest the Lok Sabha elections on its own with the strength of its people”, Mayawati said The BSP had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the Samajwadi Party.