SAD-BSP will form next govt in Punjab: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Tuesday said that the Shiromani Akali Dal-BSP alliance would form the next government in Punjab with a clear majority.

Reiterating her party’s alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), she said they would soon launch the campaign for the Punjab Assembly election.

“When the SAD-BSP will contest the elections in Punjab, the Congress will be wiped out,” she said while talking to the media on Tuesday.

Mayawati said the BSP- SAD alliance would free Punjab “of the misrule of the Congress party with victory in the 2022 Assembly election.” She said that Punjab held a special place in her heart and BSP founder, late Kanshi Ram, also belonged to Punjab.

Meanwhile, BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra has embarked on a three-day visit to the poll-bound Punjab.

On Tuesday, he will participate in the foundation day programme of SAD organised in Moga. Later, he will discuss the election strategy with top SAD leaders, including Prakash Singh Badal, Sukhbir Singh Badal and Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

Mishra will meet BSP office-bearers and workers in Chandigarh. After that, he will attend a meeting of BSP-SAD candidates for the 2022 Assembly election and other leaders.

The BSP, sources said, had decided to field candidates on 20 Assembly seats while SAD would contest on 97 seats. IANS