Mayawati attributes victory to upper castes, Dalits

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Lucknow, May 11: Describing the landslide victory of Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls as ''historic'', party supremo Mayawati today thanked the upper castes profusely, saying such poll results were made possible only due to the combined support of upper castes and Dalits.

''Never before did the people vote for my party across caste, religion and section lines hence the majority of the BSP could be achieved,'' she told a choc-a-bloc press conference at the 'Prernastahal', the place where the ashes of the late Kanshi Ram are kept.

Mayawati said she recognised the party's success as the victory of the policies and principles of 'Sarva Samaj' of the BSP. ''I acknowledge the support of all the sections and castes, especially the upper castes who are responsible for the BSP's grand success at the hustings,''she said.

The BSP leader, who had given the party ticket to more than 135 candidates of upper caste this time, said it was the faith in her party that upper castes had joined the BSP band wagon. She praised her close aides Satish Chandra Mishra, the party general secretary, and senior party leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui for bringing upper caste and Muslims into the party fold.

Promising a 'corruption-free', 'crime-free','just' and 'fearless' administration, she said the people of Uttar Pradesh wanted desperately to get rid of 'goonda' and 'mafia' rule of the Mulayam Singh regime. ''We are committed to freeing them of the prevailing jungle-raj and establish a rule of law in the state,''she asserted.

Takinging a dig at the media reports and various exit polls during the electioneering in which she was never predicted of having a majority, Mayawati advised the mediapersons to do introspection.

''This is the time you should think about yourself,''she said.

The BSP leaders was at her sarcastic best when she said ''You people ( mediapersons) were so busy in making survey reports that I did not bother you to meet me for interviews during the electioneering.''

UNI

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