In party booklet, Mayawati blames Akhilesh for BSP-SP alliance falling apart in 2019

In a booklet being distributed among BSP workers, Mayawati has claimed the 2019 alliance with the Samajwadi Party failed because Akhilesh Yadav stopped receiving her phone calls following the combine’s dismal result in the general elections.

SP chief Akhilesh hit back on Thursday, saying no one had any clue that the alliance was coming apart and that he had dialled the BSP chief to know why the tie-up ended.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP and its allies won 64 out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state while the BSP-SP combine could manage just 15. The Congress won only one seat.

However, in 2024, the SP joined hands with the Congress and the combine won 43 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The BJP won 33 seats while the BSP drew a blank.