LUCKNOW: Citing the 'tough fight' that her party candidate Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali gave to BJP's winning candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' in the Azamgarh by-poll elections, Mayawati on Sunday said that only Bahujan Samaj Party has the 'principles and presence' on the ground to beat Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, reports Neha Shukla.
Insisting that her party was in a 'neck to neck' fight in the by-poll, Mayawati tweeted that it is usually seen that by-polls are won by the ruling party but given all the designs of the opposition, the ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party, BSP still gave a tough fight.
Only BSP can beat BJP, says Mayawati
Citing the 'tough fight' that her party candidate Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali gave to BJP's winning candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' in the Azamgarh by-poll elections, Mayawati on Sunday said only BSP has the 'principles and presence' on the ground to beat BJP in Uttar Pradesh.
Insisting that her party was in a 'neck to neck' fight in the by-poll, Mayawati tweeted that it is usually seen that by-polls are won by the ruling party but given all the designs of the opposition, the ruling BJP and the SP, BSP still gave a tough fight. "The party workers of all levels have to keep moving ahead more strongly." She indicated that BSP will continue its efforts to reach out to "specific sections" of the society (hinting at Muslims and Dalits who constituted considerable voters in Azamgarh) to make them understand the party's power and usher in the long-awaited political change in the state.
BSP nominee Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali bagged 2,66,210 votes (29.27 per cent) as against the BJP candidate's 3,12,768 and the Samajwadi Party candidate Dharmendra Yadav's 3,04,089.
