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EVMs should be immediately banned: BSP chief Mayawati demands before Lok Sabha polls

Jan 22, 2019, at 03:54 pm

Lucknow, Jan 22 (IBNS): Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday demanded that electronic voting machines (EVMs) should be immediately banned and ballot papers should be reintroduced during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

BJP UP lawmaker Sadhana Singh apologises after her remarks against Mayawati triggers controversy

Jan 20, 2019, at 08:47 pm

Lucknow, Jan 20 (IBNS):   Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Uttar Pradesh MLA Sadhana Singh on Sunday apologised for her comments against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former state Chief Minister Mayawati after the remarks triggered a controversy.

BJP lawmaker makes offensive comments against Mayawati

Jan 20, 2019, at 11:02 am

Lucknow, Jan 20 (IBNS):  A huge controversy broke after a lawmaker of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh targeted Mayawati and said the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief "sold her dignity for power."

Forget differences and ensure victory, Mayawati to BSP, SP workers

Jan 15, 2019, at 01:16 pm

Lucknow, Jan 15 (IBNS): BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday appealed to the workers of her party as well as those of the SP to forget their past differences and work together to ensure victory in the coming general elections.

Tejashwi Yadav meets Akhilesh and Mayawati, says BJP will be whitewashed in UP and Bihar

Jan 14, 2019, at 03:31 pm

Lucknwo, Jan 14 (IBNS) : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday met  Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Maywawation and claimed that the BJP will be whitewashed in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Tejashwi Yadav meets BSP supremo Mayawati in Lucknow, wishes her on birthday

Jan 14, 2019, at 09:53 am

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS):  Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday met Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati in Lucknow city and greeted her on birthday.

Akhilesh-Mayawati's alliance decision is political: Rahul Gandhi

Jan 12, 2019, at 10:34 pm

Dubai, Jan 12 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the decision taken by the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to form an alliance without the country's oldest outfit in Uttar Pradesh is a political one.

Akhilesh Yadav hints at supporting Mayawati for PM's post

Jan 12, 2019, at 04:58 pm

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.

Mamata Banerjee welcomes SP-BSP alliance formation ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Jan 12, 2019, at 04:39 pm

Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday welcomed the grand alliance formed by the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party to contest the Lok Sabha polls to be held this year.

SP and BSP form alliance against BJP ; have full faith in Maywatiji, says Akhilesh

Jan 12, 2019, at 01:32 pm

Lucknow, Jan 12 (IBNS) : Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday announced an alliance  in which both the parties will contest for 38 seats each, media reports said. Two seats have been left for  the Congress and two for other allies.

Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav to address press conference today, alliance announcement expected

Jan 12, 2019, at 09:10 am

Lucknow, Jan 12 (IBNS): Amid speculation that the two parties, considered as rivals in the political scenario of Uttar Pradesh, are going to formally announce a grand alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati are going to jointly address a press conference in Lucknow on Saturday.

Lok Sabha polls 2019: SP-BSP to announce alliance tomorrow?

Jan 11, 2019, at 09:36 am

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): As the nation is gearing up to vote to elect a new Prime Minister, politically crucial Uttar Pradesh's two major parties- Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)- are going to hold a joint press conference on Saturday.

BSP will support Modi's quota move: Mayawati

Jan 08, 2019, at 12:01 pm

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Despite projecting herself as a staunch opponent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming General Elections, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday said she will support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's recent reservation move.

After Akhilesh-Mayawati alliance talk, Congress says will go solo

Jan 05, 2019, at 09:33 pm

Lucknow, Jan 5 (IBNS): With several media reports claiming the Samajwadi party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are looking for an alliance without the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, the country's oldest party said it will go solo in the 2019 General Elections in the state.

Mayawati supports Congress in Madhya Pradesh; BJP accepts defeat

Dec 12, 2018, at 11:59 am

Bhopal, Dec 12 (IBNS): Giving no chance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to smell power in Madhya Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said she will support the Congress to form the next state government.

Mayawati offers support to Congress in MP

Dec 12, 2018, at 10:56 am

Lucknow/Bhopal, Dec 12 (IBNS): Bhaujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said her party will support the Congress to form the government in Madhya Pradesh.

No problems with Mayawati, Akhilesh, Mamata but Cong has to be banished: Modi

Nov 28, 2018, at 12:15 pm

Nizamabad, Nov 28 (IBNS): In a dramatic shift in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s political rhetoric, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday played soft with leaders like Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee but hit out at the Congress saying it has to be banished from the country forever, media reports said.

Won't form an alliance with BJP, Congress in Chhattisgarh: Mayawati

Nov 16, 2018, at 06:01 pm

Lucknow, Nov 16 (IBNS): Criticising the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party by calling both the parties as "Saanpnath" and "Naagnath" (both snakes), Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Friday said she will not form an alliance with the political outfits in Chhattisgarh.

North Indians are not foreigners: Mayawati on Gujarat violence

Oct 09, 2018, at 11:45 pm

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): In the wake of attacks on north Indians and Biharis, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati said Gujarat government should take strict action against those involved in the incident because north Indians are "not foreigners".

Madhya Pradesh elections: After Mayawati, Akhilesh snubs Congress

Oct 06, 2018, at 02:01 pm

Lucknow, Oct 6 (IBNS): Citing lack of communication from the Congress, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that his team has severed ties with the grand old party, dealing a blow to the Rahul Gandhi-led side ahead of the upcoming Madhya Pradesh elections.

BSP-Congress will form alliance in 2019: Rahul Gandhi

Oct 05, 2018, at 02:20 pm

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Days after former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) declined any possibility of an alliance with the Congress in three states (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh) where elections are due, president of the country's oldest political outfit, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday said the two parties will come together to fight against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019 General Elections, media reports said.

BSP won't form an alliance with Congress: Mayawati says on Rajasthan, MP polls

Oct 03, 2018, at 04:42 pm

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday said her party will not form an alliance with the Congress in the upcoming polls in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Mayawati announces BSP's alliance with Janta Congress for Chhattisgarh polls

Sep 20, 2018, at 07:02 pm

Lucknow, Sept 20 (IBNS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday announced her political outfit will ally with Ajit Jogi's Janta Congress for the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, media reports said.

By allowing people to be killed through lynching, BJP made country unsafe: Mayawati

Jul 24, 2018, at 05:57 pm

Lucknow, July 24 (IBNS): Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which runs the central government, over the Alwar lynching incident, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has said the saffron party made the country unsafe by allowing people to be killed through mob lynching, media reports said.

Why now? Mayawati questions Govt on timing of release of surgical strike video

Jun 29, 2018, at 05:23 pm

Lucknow, Jun 29, (IBNS): Questioning the timing of the release of purported video clips of 2016 surgical strikes, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday accused the Narendra Modi Government of trying to make it a political issue for electoral gains before 2019 Lok Sabha polls, media reports said.

No talks with Congress, BSP to contest alone in Madhya Pradesh: BSP leader

Jun 18, 2018, at 09:15 pm

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has declared that it will fight the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections alone and is not in talks with the Congress party over forming any alliance in the state.

Kumaraswamy in Delhi, meets BSP chief Mayawati

May 22, 2018, at 12:49 am

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): After reaching the national capital on Monday, Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister designate HD Kumaraswamy met with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, who had supported the former in the recently concluded assembly polls in the southern state.

Bharat Bandh: Mayawati condemns violence during Dalit protest

Apr 02, 2018, at 10:02 pm

Lucknow, Apr 2 (IBNS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati condemned the widespread violence which left five people during the Bharat Bandh called by several Dalit organisations on Monday.

Mamata Banerjee thanks Mayawati for 'exposing' BJP

Mar 29, 2018, at 01:13 am

New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday thanked BSP chief Mayawati for attacking the BJP-led government at the Centre.

Rajya Sabha poll results not going to affect SP-BSP alliance: Mayawati

Mar 25, 2018, at 03:07 am

Lucknow, Mar 24 (IBNS): Despite the Rajya Sabha poll defeats in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has stated the alliance between her party and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi party (SP) will continue, media reports said.