 "Mayawati")
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has never had a pre-poll alliance with another political party ever since Mayawati succeeded Kanshi Ram as the party chief in 2003. That is set to change during the Karnataka assembly polls in April-May, and could be a precursor to the BSP willing to have an alliance with other parties in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
On Thursday, Janata Dal (Secular) and BSP announced a pre-poll alliance of the two parties for the Karnataka assembly polls. Karnataka assembly has 224-seats. The polls are scheduled for April-May.
The agreement was jointly announced by BSP national
