SP-BSP Mahagathbandhan breaks up |
The much hyped Mahagathbandhan in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, formed between Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party for the Lok Sabha elections, was as good as over on Tuesday with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav announcing that his party would go solo in the bypolls in UP and form the government in the state in 2022 even as BSP chief Mayawati told newspersons that she could work in future with him if he is able to “fulfil his duties” by “reforming” his cadres. Stressing that he would not relent to pressure tactics, Akhilesh said “If people have decided to go separate ways, I welcome it and wish everyone good luck.” Mayawati had on Monday not only asked her cadres to go it alone in the bypolls but also prepare for all the 403 seats in the state for the 2022 UP polls. The signs of Mayawati`s annoyance with the SP cadres had started emerging during campaigning when there were instances of her rebuking them at rallies and asking them to be disciplined like their BSP counterparts. Bypolls to 11 assembly seats in UP are due as nine BJP MLAs and one each from SP and BSP have won the LS elections.
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