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Mayawati Open To Alliance With Congress, Wants Respectable Number Of Seats

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on her party will forge an alliance with the Congress only if they are offered respectable number of seats.

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Mayawati Open To Alliance With Congress, Wants Respectable Number Of Seats
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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said on Tuesday her party will forge an alliance with the Congress only if they are offered rsepectable number of seats.

"BSP will contest elections as a part of coalition govt only if it gets respectable number of seats," Mayawati said.

"BSP wants to tell Congress leaders giving reactions about an alliance with BSP in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh,that the same condition applies to Congress as well," she added.

Mayawati also attacked the Centre over Alwar lynching incident and said it is a "deed of narrow-minded".

"Mob lynching is a deed of narrow-minded BJP members and supporters, but they consider it patriotism," the BSP supremeo said.

She said the BJP government will be remembered for taking immature decisions.

"BJP government will be remembered for taking immature decisions that have led to an increase in incidences of mob lynching of innocent people, giving freedom to commit murders, damaging the democracy in the nation and endangering peoples' lives," she said.

(ANI inputs)