Mayawati announces BSP's alliance with Janta Congress for Chhattisgarh polls
Lucknow, Sept 20 (IBNS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday announced her political outfit will ally with Ajit Jogi's Janta Congress for the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, media reports said.
Mayawati has been quoted by NDTV as saying, "BSP will fight on 35 seats and Janta Congress Chhattisgarh will contest on 55 seats."
The BSP supremo even said Jogi will become the Chief Minister if the alliance wins the election.
The alliance has given a rude shock to the Congress, which is eyeing on to wrest power in the state.
A recent poll survey had predicted a win for the Congress in the state, which is presently under the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The BSP-Janta Congress alliance is also perceived as a jolt to the Opposition unity ahead of 2019 General Elections.
The Chhattisgarh state polls are due to be held at the end of the year.
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