Speaking to reporters in Lucknow after the BSP’s national executive meeting, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said the party had authorised her to take a final decision. “But there will be no delay. The decision will be taken soon and conveyed to you,” news agency PTI quoted her as telling reporters.
She said the BSP had supported UPA with a view to weakening “fundamentalist forces” in the country and working for the welfare of all sections of the society, including dalits and minorities. “But it’s a matter of sorrow that the attitude of the central government has been very disappointing regarding these from the very beginning.”
Political analysts, however, are of the view that Mayawati’s decision is inextricably connected with the ongoing disproportionate assets case in the Supreme Court against her being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it had not barred the CBI from probing the asset case against Mayawati. “It now remains to be seen whether CBI goes ahead and revives the case; if it does, it will surely add a fresh twist to the political developments,” said a senior political analyst.
Mayawati had earlier said a final decision regarding support would be taken by the party’s national executive and parliamentary board on Wednesday.
The move has come as a sign of reprieve for UPA. “We will try and allay any apprehensions she might have. After all, BSP is our ally,” Rajeev Shukla, minister of state for Parliamentary affairs, told reporters here.
After the Trinamool Congress withdrew its support to UPA last month, the ruling coalition is dependent on BSP and the Samajwadi Party’s outside support for survival. BSP has 21 members in the Lok Sabha, while the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party has 22 MPs.
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