Amravati, June 18: A ruckus broke out on Monday in a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) meeting which was held in Maharashtra's Amravati. The meeting was held to review the performance of the party in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. The entire incident was caught on camera. Senior party leaders were also present when the ruckus broke out. SP-BSP to Break-Up After Lok Sabha Debacle? Mulayam Singh's Close Aide Hits Back at Mayawati.
According to reports, local party leaders were thrashed by another group from within the party. Plastics chairs and abuses were also hurled at the local leaders. Earlier this month, BSP chief Mayawati blamed alliance with Samajwadi Party for election results in Uttar Pradesh.
Video of the Incident:
#WATCH: A ruckus broke during a review meeting of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Amravati. #Maharashtra (17 June) pic.twitter.com/S3ut5zNKXv
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In UP, the BJP won 62 Lok Sabha seats, while the SP-BSP alliance managed to win only 15 seats. Out of 15 seats, the BSP bagged only 10 seats. Review meeting of BSP to discuss election results of 2019 Lok Sabha elections was held on June 3. In the meeting, the decision was taken by the BSP to contest 11 assembly by-polls alone. Mayawati was of the opinion that the alliance with the Samajwadi Party did not yield results because the Akhilesh Yadav led party failed to cut into the Yadav votes.
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