Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Amit Shah said that the Samajwadi Party (SP), and not the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), is the main competition in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2017, reports The Economic Times.
Nitish Kumar was also not considered a threat to the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.On the contrary, Shah said, his presence will help cut down the non-BJP vote.
In response to queries regarding the BJP’s assessment on the upcoming elections, Shah said:
If Nitish is a factor, it will help us. Our vote will not go (to JDU’s trial of strength) and he (Nitish) will win only their (SP/BSP) votes.