Mayawati dismisses suggestions of alliance with Samajwadi Party

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today summarily dismissed any question of entering into an alliance with anyone in Uttar Pradesh. The BSP chief also reiterated that her party will contest elections alone.

She said, "For these two Yadavs, power comes before self-respect, but for me self-respect comes before power. Mulayam is already colluding with communal forces, there is no question of my allying with Samajwadi Party."

She also added, "People of Uttar Pradesh are fed up with the Samajwadi Party and now they are also fed up of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Only the BSP can rule the state well."