(M.C)
BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday exuded confidence that her party will repeat its show of 2007 and SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s dreams of forming government will be shattered. She also thanked the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for acknowledging BSP’s relevance in the state, saying her party is getting votes of all sections of society. “When the results are declared on March 10, BSP will form its government like it did in 2007 with full majority,” Mayawati told media after casting her vote. Asked about Akhilesh’s claims about Samajwadi Party getting Muslim voters’ support, she said the ground reality cannot be more different and can be known by visiting villages.
She at the same time added that BSP is getting votes of not only Dalits, but Muslims, OBCs, and upper castes as well. “The BSP has maintained its relevance. I believe they will get votes. I don’t know how much of it will convert into seats but it will get votes, Shah had said in an interview earlier. he termed the former chief minister “nakli Ambedkarvadi (a fake Ambedkarite), alleging that he had changed the names of the districts and schemes she had named after Dalit icons during her government.
