Mayawati says no to BSP-Congress alliance in upcoming polls
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said that her party will not enter in an alliance with the Congress in the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. She alleged that despite Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi appearing to be in favour of the tie-up, other “senior leaders” worked to foil it. "The Congress is under the wrong impression that it can match all the tactics of BJP "If the BJP faces just the Congress, it can easily form the government. Still the Congress does not seem prepared for an honest alliance between opposition parties" Mayawati said. The former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh said due to “stubborn attitude” of Congress, her party has decided to join hands with Ajit Jogi’s party in Chhattisgarh. "Now, the BSP has decided to go it alone in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. We will not fight the elections with the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan at any cost," Mayawati said. "It was in the larger people's and national interest that our party agreed to an alliance to check the BJP, which was pursuing anti-people, anti-farmer, anti-poor and pro-capitalist policies, from coming to power," she added. -PTC News
