Appealing to voters in Gorakhpur, BSP chief Mayawati said, “Send Yogiji back to his mutt, to his family. He had made big promises but the implementation was negligible."
Aditya Thackeray regretted that Shiv Sena was part of the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi which he said had committed a string of mistakes.
The speculation of post-poll tie-up was triggered by a recent remark by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party remained ‘relevant’ in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and will get Dalit votes.
The fate of 624 candidates including several cabinet ministers will be sealed in this round of polling. The polling began at 7 am on Wednesday and will continue till 6 pm.