'I'm Nobody's B-Team': Mayawati Says No Tie-Up With BJP
NDTV
UP Polls: The speculation was triggered by a recent remark by Union Home Minister that Mayawati's BSP remained "relevant"in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
Mayawati on Thursday sought to quash speculation over the possibility of a post-poll tie-up with the ruling BJP, saying her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was not the B team of any party and the rivals were trying to mislead her supporters.
The speculation was triggered by a recent remark by the Union Home Minister that Mayawati's BSP remained "relevant" in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and will get Dalit votes.
Mayawati had responded by saying that it was Mr Shah's "magnanimity" that he acknowledged this but added that the BSP will also get the votes of other communities.
"Ever since the Union Home Minister gave a statement on the BSP's position among Dalits and Muslims after the polling in western UP, rival political parties and the media have started saying that it is the 'B' team of the BJP, when there is no truth in this," the BSP chief said at an election meeting in Basti, Uttar Pradesh.
