UP Polls: Are Owaisi’s AIMIM, Mayawati’s BSP Ready For Alliance?

Owaisi’s compliments for Mayawati reopen speculations on whether a BSP-AIMIM alliance is materialising.

AIMIM's decision to go solo in Bihar polls in 2016 had backfired. And even with Uttar Pradesh elections, party head Asaduddin Owaisi has reportedly ruled out alliances with the SP, the Congress, the BJP and the JD(U). However, Owaisi hasn’t yet ruled out AIMIM-BSP alliance.

In an interview with Barkha Dutt for The Quint, Owaisi compared BSP supremo Mayawati to US President Barack Obama, lauding her for becoming a chief minister despite her humble beginnings. BSP took notice of The Quint’s interview – and endorsed Owaisi’s statements by tweeting that particular snippet from the party’s official Twitter handle.

मायावती मेरी बहन है वो संघर्षशील ज़मीनी नेता हैं भारत की ओबामा हैं :- औवेसी pic.twitter.com/LEBnZtluTq

— Bahujan Samaj Party (@BspUp2017) February 26, 2017