Last Updated: January 15, 2024, 12:24 IST
BSP chief Mayawati hits at BSP fighting alone in 2024 polls. (File Photo)
BSP chief Mayawati on Monday said that fighting elections in an alliance hurts parties more than it benefits them.
In a big statement ahead of the 2024 polls, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday announced that BSP will go solo in the upcoming polls. Ruling out the speculations of joining any of the alliances — the INDIA bloc or the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) — ahead of the high-stakes Lok Sabha polls, the BSP chief on the occasion of her birthday said, “It’s better to fight alone.”
“Fighting elections while being in an alliance has hurt us more than it had benefitted us…that is why it is better we fight elections alone,” Mayawati said, adding, “I want to make it clear that Bahujan Samaj Party will fight Lok Sabha elections alone, won’t get into alliance with any party.”
With this announcement, the BSP supremo has strategically placed her party as a standalone force in the upcoming electoral battleground. Notably, Mayawati in December 2023 named her nephew Akash Anand as her successor to lead BSP.
No Such Plans…: Mayawati on Retirement
Responding to queries related to her retirement plans, the BSP chief said that she had no such plans as of now. The BSP chief while addressing a press conference in Lucknow said, “Recently, I declared Akash Anand as my political successor. After this, it is being speculated in the media that I might retire from politics. I want to make it clear that I will continue to work to strengthen the party.”
Mayawati Celebrates Her 68th Birthday Today
Mayawati, who had served as the 18th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, turned 68 on Monday. Political leaders including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Defence Minister Rajanath Singh extended birthday greetings to BSP supremo Mayawati.
बहुजन समाज पार्टी की राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष, उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री सुश्री मायावती जी को जन्मदिन की हार्दिक बधाई!ईश्वर से आपके लिए उत्तम स्वास्थ्य और दीर्घायु की प्रार्थना है।@Mayawati
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) January 15, 2024
Mayawati is a strong face in the political landscape of Uttar Pradesh. Her decision to not join any alliance ahead of the 2024 polls is suspected to reshape the political dynamics in Uttar Pradesh and beyond.
