<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/mayawati-bats-for-strong-laws-to-curb-mob-lynching-246180">BSP chief Mayawati </a>was on Wednesday unanimously re-elected as the national president of the party at a special meeting in Lucknow.

Senior office-bearers of the party`s central executive committee, state party units and party representatives from all over the country were present at the meeting.

The main agenda of the meeting, held at the BSP office in Lucknow, was the election of party chief in accordance with the party constitution.&nbsp;

After completion of various formalities, it was announced that Mayawati has been unanimously re-elected as party chief.&nbsp;

Mayawati has been a four-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and a member of both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.

BSP chief Mayawati was on Wednesday unanimously re-elected as the national president of the party at a special meeting in Lucknow. Senior office-bearers of the party`s central executive committee, state party units and party representatives from all over the country were present at the meeting.

BSP chief Mayawati was on Wednesday unanimously re-elected as the national president of the party at a special meeting in Lucknow. Senior office-bearers of the party`s central executive committee, state party units and party representatives from all over the country were present at the meeting. The main agenda of the meeting, held at the BSP office in Lucknow, was the election of party chief in accordance with the party constitution. After completion of various formalities, it was announced that Mayawati has been unanimously re-elected as party chief. Mayawati has been a four-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and a member of both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.

Mayawati re-elected as Bahujan Samaj Party chief

Dealing a blow to the Congress's plans to sew up an alliance, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday announced 22 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections and said it will contest all 230 seats.

The list includes three sitting MLAs.

State Congress president Kamal Nath had said earlier that his party wants to join hands with like-minded parties such as the BSP for taking on the ruling BJP.

Nath had also met BSP supremo Mayawati on July 15.

However, the BSP said Thursday that it will contest all 230 Assembly seats on its own in the state where elections are due by year-end.

A Congress leader said on the condition of anonymity that his party still has hopes that an alliance with the BSP will materialise.

"They have announced only 22 candidates, including three sitting MLAs, for the seats where their position is strong. It is just a move to scare us and get a better seat sharing deal," he said.

"We had offered them 15-16 seats but they wanted more," he said.

However, BSP's Madhya Pradesh in-charge Ram Achal Rajbhar said his party will contest all 230 seats.

The list of candidates released by Rajbhar includes three out of the party's four sitting MLAs: Sheela Tyagi (Mangawa seat), Usha Choudhary (Raigaon) and Satyaprakash Sakwar (Ambah).

The name of a fourth BSP MLA, Balveer Singh Dandotia who represents Dimni in Morena district, does not figure in the list. BSP sources said he wants to contest from the Morena Assembly seat this time.

The list also names candidates for Assembly seats in Datia, Bhind, Shivpuri, Ashoknagar, Chhattarpur, Damoh, Singrauli, Sidhi, Shahdol, Umaria, Katni and Jabalpur districts.&nbsp;

Alliance with Ajit Jogi 
In another setback to the Congress, BSP supremo Mayawati today announced an alliance with Ajit Jogi's Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC) for Chhattisgarh elections and declared him the chief ministerial candidate.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will contest 35 seats and the Janta Congress Chhattisgarh 55 in the 90-member Assembly.&nbsp;

"We have decided to forge an alliance with the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh. Ajit Jogi will be the chief ministerial candidate," Mayawati said at a press conference here.

"My views on alliance with other parties are clear. We will go for an alliance if our party gets a respectable number of seats and if the ideologies match," she said.

Mayawati said the BSP and the JCC will soon launch a joint election campaign and a plan for conducting rallies will be finalised soon.

Replying to a question, she said, "Both the parties are capable of stopping the BJP in the state. If some other regional parties want to join us, we will take their help."

She alleged that the BJP government in Chhattisgarh did nothing for the state in the past 15 years and that a "strong regional representation" was necessary to ensure that it is not neglected.

In Chhattisgarh, the Dalit population plays an important role in determining election results in regions such as Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh and Bastar. PTI&nbsp;

Dealing a blow to the Congress's plans to sew up an alliance, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday announced 22 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections and said it will contest all 230 seats.

Dealing a blow to the Congress's plans to sew up an alliance, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday announced 22 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections and said it will contest all 230 seats. The list includes three sitting MLAs. State Congress president Kamal Nath had said earlier that his party wants to join hands with like-minded parties such as the BSP for taking on the ruling BJP. Nath had also met BSP supremo Mayawati on July 15. However, the BSP said Thursday that it will contest all 230 Assembly seats on its own in the state where elections are due by year-end. A Congress leader said on the condition of anonymity that his party still has hopes that an alliance with the BSP will materialise. "They have announced only 22 candidates, including three sitting MLAs, for the seats where their position is strong. It is just a move to scare us and get a better seat sharing deal," he said. "We had offered them 15-16 seats but they wanted more," he said. However, BSP's Madhya Pradesh in-charge Ram Achal Rajbhar said his party will contest all 230 seats. The list of candidates released by Rajbhar includes three out of the party's four sitting MLAs: Sheela Tyagi (Mangawa seat), Usha Choudhary (Raigaon) and Satyaprakash Sakwar (Ambah). The name of a fourth BSP MLA, Balveer Singh Dandotia who represents Dimni in Morena district, does not figure in the list. BSP sources said he wants to contest from the Morena Assembly seat this time. The list also names candidates for Assembly seats in Datia, Bhind, Shivpuri, Ashoknagar, Chhattarpur, Damoh, Singrauli, Sidhi, Shahdol, Umaria, Katni and Jabalpur districts. Alliance with Ajit Jogi In another setback to the Congress, BSP supremo Mayawati today announced an alliance with Ajit Jogi's Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC) for Chhattisgarh elections and declared him the chief ministerial candidate. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will contest 35 seats and the Janta Congress Chhattisgarh 55 in the 90-member Assembly. "We have decided to forge an alliance with the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh. Ajit Jogi will be the chief ministerial candidate," Mayawati said at a press conference here. "My views on alliance with other parties are clear. We will go for an alliance if our party gets a respectable number of seats and if the ideologies match," she said. Mayawati said the BSP and the JCC will soon launch a joint election campaign and a plan for conducting rallies will be finalised soon. Replying to a question, she said, "Both the parties are capable of stopping the BJP in the state. If some other regional parties want to join us, we will take their help." She alleged that the BJP government in Chhattisgarh did nothing for the state in the past 15 years and that a "strong regional representation" was necessary to ensure that it is not neglected. In Chhattisgarh, the Dalit population plays an important role in determining election results in regions such as Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh and Bastar. PTI

Mayawati says BSP will fight MP elections alone, in Chhattisgarh she ties up with Ajit Jogi

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday tore into the Opposition parties which have, time and again, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of tampering with the Electric Voting Machines (EVMs), saying they were making excuses for their defeat.

&quot;While the BJP has maintained its credibility, the Congress is slowly becoming extinct. The results haven&#39;t been out yet and they have already started making excuses for their defeat,&quot; the senior BJP leader said, while addressing a press conference here.

In the wake of the upcoming assembly polls in Gujarat, national general secretary of Congress, Mohan Prakash, had reportedly said the BJP would lose in Gujarat, if the elections were carried out in a fair manner, that is, without the use of EVMs.

Earlier today, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said the BJP tampered with the EVMs in the UP civil body polls.

&quot;If the BJP is honest and believes in democracy then they should discard the EVMs and conduct voting on ballot papers. The general elections are due in 2019. If the BJP believes people are with them, they must implement it. I can guarantee if ballot papers are used, the BJP won&#39;t come to power,&quot; Mayawati said.

The BJP secured a massive victory in the civic polls in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

The BSP won the mayoral posts in Aligarh and Meerut. Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party failed to win a single mayoral seat.

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan said there was no tampering but a &#39;setting&#39; in the civic polls.

&quot;The BJP won wherever the EVMs were used, and the SP won wherever ballot papers were used,&quot; Khan said, alluding to the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls earlier this year.

The two-phase Gujarat assembly elections will take place on December 9 and 14, while the results will be out on December 18.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday tore into the Opposition parties which have, time and again, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of tampering with the Electric Voting Machines (EVMs), saying they were making excuses for their defeat

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday tore into the Opposition parties which have, time and again, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of tampering with the Electric Voting Machines (EVMs), saying they were making excuses for their defeat. "While the BJP has maintained its credibility, the Congress is slowly becoming extinct. The results haven't been out yet and they have already started making excuses for their defeat," the senior BJP leader said, while addressing a press conference here. In the wake of the upcoming assembly polls in Gujarat, national general secretary of Congress, Mohan Prakash, had reportedly said the BJP would lose in Gujarat, if the elections were carried out in a fair manner, that is, without the use of EVMs. Earlier today, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said the BJP tampered with the EVMs in the UP civil body polls. "If the BJP is honest and believes in democracy then they should discard the EVMs and conduct voting on ballot papers. The general elections are due in 2019. If the BJP believes people are with them, they must implement it. I can guarantee if ballot papers are used, the BJP won't come to power," Mayawati said. The BJP secured a massive victory in the civic polls in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. The BSP won the mayoral posts in Aligarh and Meerut. Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party failed to win a single mayoral seat. Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan said there was no tampering but a 'setting' in the civic polls. "The BJP won wherever the EVMs were used, and the SP won wherever ballot papers were used," Khan said, alluding to the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls earlier this year. The two-phase Gujarat assembly elections will take place on December 9 and 14, while the results will be out on December 18.

Jaitley says EVM-tampering allegations are 'excuses for defeat'