Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati who has inked an alliance with Pawan Kalyan‘s Jana Sena Party in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will address a joint rally in Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad on April 4, Thursday.
Mayawati who has forged an alliance with Samajwadi Party in UP, Maharashtra, MP, and Uttarakhand has also set her eyes on the Deccan states and working to cement an alliance with the regional parties that are not allied with the BJP nor the Congress.
Speaking about the schedule of BSP Supremo, party state Chief along with alliance partner Jana Sena State Chief told the media that Mayawati and Pawan Kalyan will address three public meetings in the two Telugu states – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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They added that BSP chief will reach Vishakhapatnam on Tuesday. She along with Kalyan will address a joint presser on Wednesday. Later in the day, Duo will address public meeting at Makineni Basavapunnaiah Stadium in Vijayawada at 3 pm.
While on Thursday, Mayawati and Kalyan will address two rallies – one in Tirupati at the Sri Venkateswara University stadium at 3 pm, and another public meeting at LB stadium in Hyderabad at 5 pm.
BSP and Jana Sena Party has announced a poll tie-up with a seat-sharing arrangement where BSP would contest on 21 Assembly seats and 3 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls.
Andhra Pradesh has a total of 175 state Assembly seats and 25 Lok Sabha seats. State Polls of Andhra Pradesh will be held Simultaneously along with the General Elections.
Bahujan Samaj Party will have its Candidates on Tirupati, Chittoor and Bapatla Lok Sabha Seats.
Jana Sana Party who had in 2014 supported Bhartiya Janta Party and the then ally of NDA Telugu Desam Party, had taken a call this time to contest on all seats. The party apart from stitching an alliance with BSP has also taken left parties in its fold.
The Jana Sena party has been allotted a ‘tumbler’ symbol by the Poll body.
The Jana Sena Party will directly pose a threat to Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP and Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP in the coming Elections in Andhra. Apart from Andhra Pradesh, Jana Sena and BSP have also joined hands in KCR’s Bastion Telangana for General Elections. Telangana has a total of 17 Lok Sabha Seats.
Andhra Pradesh will vote in a single phase on all 25 Lok Sabha Seats and 175 State Assembly seats on April 11. Telangana that sends 17 parliamentarians will also go to polls on the first round on April 11.
General Elections are slated for April-May this year that would spread on Seven Phases starting from April 11 to May 19. Election Commission had on Sunday declared schedule for General Elections 2019.
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