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SP-BSP alliance poses no challenge for BJP in UP, says Adityanath

Mayawati and Akhilesh had announced the pre-poll alliance, which gave the two parties 38 seats each of the total 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in UP to fight

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Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow

Last Updated : Jan 13 2019 | 1:55 PM IST

A day after arch-rivals Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announced their pre-poll alliance in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday asserted the tie-up was not a challenge for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state.

“The SP-BSP alliance will have no impact in UP politics…actually, it is good that they have joined hands, since it would be easier to trounce them in elections,” Adityanath said at a programme organised by a media organisation here.

In fact, the CM advised the SP and BSP to merge rather

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