BSP MPs deserting the party ahead of general elections is hardly a surprise. Mayawati’s irrational decision to contest alone has made it a lame duck. She’s ceded much of BSP’s support base to BJP. 40 years after Kanshi Ram founded it, BSP has squandered the legacy. Mayawati’s indifference is puzzling.
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Would dead duck sound unparliamentary.
It’s BSP not BJP – please correct the title and double check before publishing. It’s embarrassing for a news agency to get these things wrong!
Can the heading be corrected?
This is about BSP and not BJP 😀