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Is there a possibility of ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in Uttar Pradesh? Can two arch-rivals –Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party – form a sustainable political alliance? These questions were raised ahead of 2017 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and have become relevant again.
In an interview with The Quint, veteran Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan said that an alliance with Mayawati was possible if the BSP supremo took the initiative.
On being asked the reason for loss of Samajwadi Party in Assembly polls, Khan said that they were not as ruthless as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and hence lost the election.
Azam Khan also blamed media for the internal divide in Samajwadi Party.
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