BSP chief Mayawati makes this major announcement ahead of Bihar Assembly election 2020

The Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday announced that her party will contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections in an alliance with the Rashtriya Lok Samaj Party, PTI reported. The parties have endorsed RLSP President Upendra Kushwaha as their chief ministerial candidate.

Mayawati said the objective of this alliance would be to provide equal rights and political representation to Dalits, Adivasis, minorities, upper castes and the marginalised sections of society. “This new alliance aims to free people of Bihar from the problems of unemployment, poverty and floods,” she said, according to ANI. “I appeal to the people of Bihar to give a chance to this alliance.”

She said that none of the governments formed in Bihar so far have worked for the welfare of the poor and Dalits. “As election approached, Centre and Bihar government which were sleeping for the past five years have showered announcements but people understand everything,” she added. “This time they [people] will not come under the influence of anyone.”