Rahul Gandhi said BSP working as BJP's B-team, what Mayawati said?

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati has strongly countered Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's claims, in which he said her party had been working as a "B-team" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In her response, Mayawati asserted that in Uttar Pradesh, where the Congress holds little power, misleading statements regarding an alliance with the BSP reflect the party's duplicity.

Mayawati elaborated that whenever the BSP has entered elections in UP and other states in collaboration with parties like the Congress, their core voter base has shifted to the Congress. Conversely, those parties have failed to reciprocate by transferring their support to the BSP, resulting in consistent losses for her party. Mayawati conveyed her thoughts through several posts on social media.

In her posts, Mayawati emphasized that in states where the Congress is dominant, there is a prevalent atmosphere of animosity and casteism towards the BSP and its supporters. She questioned the integrity of the Congress for making misleading claims about alliances in a state where they are weak. She said that this behavior exemplifies the party's dual nature.

Additionally, she remarked that the Congress and BJP have historically opposed the principles of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and the BSP, which has hindered the nation’s progress toward achieving the democratic goals set forth in the Constitution.

On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi, while visiting his constituency in Rae Bareli, expressed his desire for Mayawati to join forces with the Congress to contest elections against the BJP. He said that had the three parties (SP, BSP and Congress) united, the BJP would not have emerged victorious. He lamented that Mayawati has not effectively contested elections thus far and expressed disappointment over her reluctance to collaborate.

Following Rahul Gandhi's remarks, speculation about a potential alliance between the Congress and BSP has surged. However, Mayawati's decisive rebuttal indicates that the BSP currently has no intention of forming any alliance with the Congress.