Quami Ekta Dal merges with BSP

With an eye on the Muslim vote, BSP chief Mayawati inducted Mukhtar Ansari into her party

With an eye on the Muslim vote before the UP elections, BSP chief Mayawati inducted Mukhtar Ansari, who is in jail on murder charges, into her party. Ansari’s party, the Quami Ekta Dal, merged with the BSP.  Ansari, who faces more than 40 criminal cases including murder and kidnap, had come close to joining the Samajwadi Party, but had been fended off by Akhilesh Yadav, who is now the undisputed leader of the ruling party of UP. aid there were bigger dons in other parties, and the cases, some of which were filed when she was chief minister, were not genuine.

To buttress her decision to take in Ansari, Mayawati said there were bigger dons in other parties, and the cases, some of which were filed when she was chief minister, were not genuine.