UP Polls: Are Owaisi’s AIMIM, Mayawati’s BSP Ready For Alliance?

Owaisi’s compliments for Mayawati reopen speculations on whether a BSP-AIMIM alliance is materialising.

In an interview with Barkha Dutt for The Quint, Owaisi compared Mayawati to Obama, lauding her for becoming a CM despite her humble beginnings. (Photo: PTI/The Quint)

AIMIM's decision to go solo in Bihar polls in 2016 had backfired. And even with Uttar Pradesh elections, party head Asaduddin Owaisi has reportedly ruled out alliances with the SP, the Congress, the BJP and the JD(U). However, Owaisi hasn’t yet ruled out AIMIM-BSP alliance.

In an interview with Barkha Dutt for The Quint, Owaisi compared BSP supremo Mayawati to US President Barack Obama, lauding her for becoming a chief minister despite her humble beginnings. BSP took notice of The Quint’s interview – and endorsed Owaisi’s statements by tweeting that particular snippet from the party’s official Twitter handle.

Mayawati Becoming CM is Great Achievement: Owaisi

Owaisi, in his interview, called Mayawati’s rise to chief ministership “a great achievement”.

I think the only one who comes close to being like Obama, who comes from grassroots level is Mayawati... despite not coming from a political family, not having great wealth, and not coming from a feudalistic family... and coming from a Dalit <i>samaj</i>... still becoming a chief minister is a great achievement.

AIMIM is contesting 38 out of 403 Assembly seats in UP elections.

Owaisi’s statements re-open speculations on whether an alliance between the parties is materialising.

Screenshot. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/@BspUP2017)

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