'Friends' Mayawati, Akhilesh accuse Congress of creating confusion in UP

Mayawati, Akhilesh accuse it of creating confusion in UP; alliance with Left in Bengal in trouble

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FILE PHOTO: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after offering prayers at Bade Hanuman temple in Prayagraj on Monday. Later, she embarked on a 100-km boat ride in the Ganga to Varanasi | Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi

5 min read Last Updated : Mar 18 2019 | 11:56 PM IST

Existing and potential allies of the Congress have bitterly criticised the party in the last 48 hours for its unbending attitude in putting together alliances to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

However, Congress leaders said they are working to a well-thought-out plan, at least in Uttar Pradesh, to keep the BJP’s tally down and pressure Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to put up an “honest” fight in the state. People close to Mayawati are currently facing probes by central investigating agencies.

On Monday, BSP chief Mayawati and her ally Samajwadi Party (SP)