Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Thursday announced that her party will contest all elections across the country, including the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, on its own and will form a government with a full majority in the state.
Addressing a press conference here on her 70th birthday, Mayawati said the party has decided that it is “more appropriate” to fight all small and big elections independently and will not enter into any kind of alliance with any party.
“There should be no confusion about this. The Bahujan Samaj Party will contest the next Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh alone,” she said.
However, she added that in the future, if the party becomes fully convinced that any alliance partner can effectively transfer its votes — particularly of upper castes — to the BSP, then a positive decision on contesting elections in alliance could be taken, though she said such a situation would take years to materialise.
Mayawati claimed that the people of Uttar Pradesh are once again inclined to bring the BSP back to power in 2027, recalling the party’s four previous terms in office. She said party workers are fully engaged in ensuring the formation of a BSP government with a full majority in the next Assembly elections.
Launching a sharp attack on the BJP, Congress and other “caste-based parties”, the BSP chief said her party would give them a fitting reply and form its fifth government in Uttar Pradesh.
Raising concerns over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Mayawati alleged that manipulation and dishonesty had occurred in past elections, but asserted that the BSP would continue to contest elections across the country with full strength. She said opposition to EVMs is growing nationwide.
She also accused previous governments of neglecting BSP founder Kanshi Ram, alleging that national mourning was not declared after his death. Mayawati further alleged injustice towards Muslims and other communities, while asserting that no communal riots occurred during BSP rule and that all sections, including Yadavs, were taken care of.
Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav extended birthday greetings to Mayawati. Adityanath, in a post on X, wished her good health and long life, while Yadav lauded her lifelong struggle for the rights and dignity of the oppressed and marginalised.
Mayawati turned 70 on Thursday, with the BSP observing the day across Uttar Pradesh as ‘Jan Kalyankari Diwas’.
