Will support Congress in MP, Rajasthan to keep BJP out of power: Mayawati
BSP won two seats in 230-seat MP assembly, in which Cong has emerged largest party but is 2 short of majority mark of 116.
New Delhi: The Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today said that BSP would support the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, to keep BJP out of power.
“Results show that people in states like Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh were totally against the BJP and its anti-people policies. As a result, voters chose Congress due to lack of other major alternatives,” said BSP chief.
She also added that though BSP doesn’t agree with many of Congress’s policies but have agreed to support in Madhya Pradesh and if required they will extend support in Rajasthan.
#WATCH: "To keep BJP out of power we have agreed to support Congress in Madhya Pradesh and if need be in Rajasthan, even though we don't agree with many of their policies,"says Mayawati, BSP #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/1gr6RFRZHO
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2018
The BSP has won two seats in the 230-seat Madhya Pradesh assembly, in which the Congress has emerged the largest party but is two short of the majority mark of 116.
The BJP is not far behind, with 109 seats.