Fuel price hike: BSP chief Mayawati criticises Modi govt and Congress

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati on Tuesday criticised not just the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Narendra Modi government, but also the Congress and the UPA governments, for steep petrol and diesel prices. The Congress is negotiating a seat adjustment with the BSP in Madhya Pradesh for the upcoming assembly polls. However, the criticism has left the Congress a tad nervous. The party reckons that the key to defeating the BJP in 2019, and also in Madhya Pradesh, is an alliance between the Samajwadi Party and BSP in Uttar Pradesh. According to sources, the BJP is also reaching