Ballia (UP), Oct 9 (PTI) Samajwadi Party MP Ramashankar Vidyarthi on Friday welcomed AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s recent statement on forging a poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Assembly elections.
Speaking to reporters here, Vidyarthi said, “The battle between the NDA and the PDA (Pichhada, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) is underway in the state,” and added that anyone who wants to join the fight is welcome.
“For the SP, the seat does not matter; victory does,” the Salempur MP emphasised, adding that between the Congress and the SP, any candidate capable of winning a seat will receive the ticket.
Reacting to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath giving a new name to the PDA, he said, “Young people should stay away from the ‘Bhasmasur’ that is the BJP.”
Bhasmasur, a demonic figure in Hindu mythology, possessed the power of turning anyone into ashes by simply touching their head.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Owaisi on October 1 had said his party was open to forge a poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh as it does not want the BJP to come to power there for the third time.
“We don’t want the BJP to come to power in Uttar Pradesh for the third time. In order to stop this from happening, we are open to an alliance,” Owaisi said while addressing a press conference in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (formerly called Aurangabad) in Maharashtra.
Elections to 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh are due in 2027. PTI COR NAV AMJ
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