Akhilesh Yadav hints at supporting Mayawati for PM's post
Lucknow, Jan 12 (IBNS): Forming the alliance for the Lok Sabha polls, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday hinted that he might support Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati for the post of the Prime Minister.
"You know who is my choice. Uttar Pradesh has given Prime Ministers in the past. We will be happy if the trend is repeated once again," Akhilesh was quoted as saying at the press conference where the two UP leaders announced the formation of the alliance.
SP-BSP form alliance ahead of Lok Sabha polls:
Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati on Saturday announced an alliance in which both the parties will contest in 38 seats each, media reports said.
Two seats have been left for the Congress and two for other regional parties.
Akhilesh, Mayawati challenge Narendra Modi:
Addressing a joint press conference in Lucknow, Mayawati vowed to give "sleepless nights" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.
The SP and BSP were arch rivals in state and national politics till a few days ago.
Replying a question on his party's volatile relationship with the BSP, Akhilesh Yadav said, “I have full faith in Mayawati ji.”
The two parties are going together since March last year when they jointly defeated the BJP in its pocket boroughs of Gorakhpur and Phulpur.
The BJP won 71 out of 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Two other seats went to its ally Apna Dal. The SP won five, the Congress two, and the BSP none.
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