Muslim candidates are not untouchable for her party, the Apna Dal (S) chief said three days ahead of the first round of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh elections beginning on February 10.
UP polls: BJP working to stitch-up social alliances
UP polls: BJP working to stitch-up social alliances
Last Updated: Mon, Jun 14th, 2021, 10:49:38hrs
New Delhi: Joining hands with smaller parties with a political base in different castes was a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party strategy as it won big in Uttar Pradesh in the 2017 assembly polls and 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
The saffron party is again working to stitch up a strong social alliance as it prepares for the state elections slated for early next year.
With senior party leader and Union minister Amit Shah reaching out to the leaders of Apna Dal-S and Nishad Party, both BJP allies but disaffected over the issue of their representation in the government, and Congress leader Jitin Prasada joining the saffron party, the ruling party seems to be taking measures to get its arithmetic right.