Muslims losing faith in SP, shifting to BSP like Brahmins did: Mayawati
She said the Samajwadi Party has lost Muslim support and criticized its PDA campaign for copying BSP symbols and messaging ahead of the 2027 state election.
- On Monday, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati questioned the Samajwadi Party's 'PDA' campaign, alleging the 'PDA Rath' vehicle features the BJP-RSS's 'saffron' hue rather than the party's traditional red.
- Mayawati alleged the SP is 'changing colours like a chameleon' for electoral gain, criticizing the party for expanding the 'PDA' acronym to include 'Pichhda,' 'Dalit,' and 'Pandit' to attract diverse voters.
- She claimed Muslims are 'rapidly' shifting support toward the BSP, arguing that despite giving the SP 'largely one-sided votes' in previous elections, the party failed to prevent the BJP from forming governments.
- The BSP chief criticized SP leaders for wearing blue attire and projecting themselves as Ambedkarites, labeling them 'fake Ambedkarites' while emphasizing her party follows 'Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Sukhay.'
- Defending the BSP's record on law and order, Mayawati positioned her party as the alternative for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, asserting it delivers governance characterized by an 'Iron Lady' approach.
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Mayawati took a jab at Akhilesh Yadav's PDA chariot, calling it more like the RSS/BJP's saffron color than the SP's red. She questioned the PDA's authenticity, accusing the SP of changing its colors and issues for electoral gain.
Mayawati on SP PDA Rath: Mayawati's scathing attack on Akhilesh Yadav: "The SP's 'PDA Rath' is painted more in the RSS's saffron color than red. Accusing them of changing colors like chameleons for votes, she said, 'The public rejected it.'"
Amid the buzz surrounding the upcoming 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the "politics of color" is now intensifying in political circles. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president and former Chief Minister Mayawati has accused Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav of having painted the color of the "PDA Chariot," the campaign chariot.
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