NEW DELHI: Continuing her verbal battle with Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Friday accused Congress of acting as BJP’s “B team” in the recent Delhi assembly elections, contributing to BJP’s victory.
In a post on X, Mayawati said, “It is a common discussion that this time Congress contested the Delhi Assembly elections as BJP’s B team, due to which BJP has come to power here. Otherwise, Congress’ condition would not have been so bad in this election that this party could not even save the deposit of most of its candidates.”
Mayawati also took a jab at Rahul Gandhi, advising him to introspect rather than blame others. She said, “It would be better if Rahul Gandhi looks into himself before pointing fingers at others, especially at the BSP chief. This is my advice to him”
The BSP supremo also warned the newly formed BJP government in Delhi to fulfill its electoral promises, cautioning that failure could result in a fate similar to Congress’s decline.
“The new BJP government formed in Delhi has the challenge of fulfilling all the promises made during the elections, especially those related to public welfare and development, on time, otherwise, the condition of this party may also become as bad as that of Congress in the future,” Mayawati’s post on X read.
In the Delhi elections held on February 5, the BJP secured a strong majority with 48 seats, ending AAP’s decade-long rule and leaving Congress with no seats.
Earlier on Thursday, Rahul Gandhi questioned Mayawati’s electoral strategy, asking, “Why doesn’t Mayawati fight elections properly?” He added, “We wanted Behenji to join us in the fight against BJP.”
Expressing his disappointment, Gandhi said, “For some reason, Mayawati Ji isn’t contesting, which disappoints us greatly. If all three parties came together, the BJP would never win.” He also noted that the doors of the INDIA alliance remain open for her.
Mayawati countered, accusing Congress of “double standards”. She claimed Congress displays “animosity and casteist attitude” towards BSP where it’s strong but talks of alliance where it’s weak, like in Uttar Pradesh.
Mayawati asserted that BSP has suffered in past alliances with Congress as its vote base didn’t transfer to BSP, leading to electoral losses.
