UP polls: BJP begins seat-sharing talks with Nishad Party
BJP national leadership has begun seat-sharing talks with Nishad Party in UP. BJP has also assured to fulfil Nishad Party’s demand of reservation in the Scheduled Castes category before going for polls in 2022.
Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad was part of a Thursday meeting in Delhi that included BJP chief JP Nadda, home minister Amit Shah, national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh.
Nishad told ET the BJP high command has asked the state government to expedite the process of reservation and legal consultations have begun to put together paperwork to prevent legal loopholes. The BJP national leadership also asked for Nishad Party’s seat-sharing expectations. Nishad said while 160 seats are dominated by the community, thre are 70 seats where the party’s organisation is strong, and where it can stand to win a large number of votes. These are primarily in Purvanchal and Madhyanchal regions......Readmore
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