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As the excitement for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections intensifies, a round of claims, counterattacks and serious allegations has started in the political arena of the state. Meanwhile, from social media to some sections of mainstream media, a very shocking news about Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and its national president Mayawati is becoming increasingly viral. In this viral claim, it is being said that up to Rs 3.5 crore is being demanded from the candidates to get BSP ticket in the elections, and even for just meeting the party supreme boss Mayawati, an alleged ‘charge’ of Rs 5 lakh has been fixed. The sudden rise of such news just before the elections has created a new uproar in the politics of UP, and everyone wants to know the real inside story behind this sensational claim.
The whole truth about ticket sales and alleged money transactions during the election season
If we look from the perspective of a senior political reporter, such allegations are not being made against BSP for the first time. Even in earlier elections, opposition parties and rebel leaders who left the party have been making serious allegations against Mayawati about ‘ticket selling’, which BSP has always termed as ‘a conspiracy to defame the daughter of a Dalit’. At present, the news that is in the media headlines is mainly based on the statements of some alleged disgruntled leaders and opponents, who are angry with the party leadership due to not getting tickets or not getting seats as per their choice. However, till now no official or legal evidence has come forward regarding these figures, which makes it clear that this could also be a big propaganda to heat up the election atmosphere at this time.
What is the stand of BSP and Mayawati on this whole controversy?
The top leadership of Bahujan Samaj Party has adopted a very tough and aggressive stance on this big political controversy and the news going on in the media. Senior officials and spokespersons of the party clearly say that as the UP elections are approaching, the opposition camps have become completely nervous after seeing the increasing support base of BSP. According to BSP, membership fees and financial support are taken from the workers in a transparent manner to run the organization in the party, and not any deal in exchange for tickets. The party has termed the claim of any kind of fee being fixed for meeting Mayawati as completely fabricated, nonsense and a planned attempt to tarnish the image of BSP.
What effect will this controversy have on the equations of UP elections?
Political analysts who understand the politics of Uttar Pradesh very closely believe that such serious controversies and allegations definitely affect the sentiment of voters at the grassroots level. On one hand, while the opposition parties are trying to corner BSP by seizing this issue and make a dent in the vote bank of Dalits and backward classes, on the other hand, BSP cadre is seeing this challenge as an opportunity. Party workers are considering this as an attack on their leadership and are uniting on the ground with more aggression. Now it remains to be seen what stance this ‘cash and coupon’ controversy, which started just before the elections, will take till the day of voting and how the public will put its stamp on this election noise.