NEW DELHI: Shortly after BSP chief Mayawati announced her decision to contest the bypolls alone , Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav too said that his party will also not enter in an alliance with the BSP.

"If the coalition has broken, I will reflect deeply on it and if the coalition isn't there in the byelections, then Samajwadi Party will prepare for the elections. SP will also fight on all 11 seats alone," he said.

Earlier, addressing the media, Mayawati had announced that her party will be contesting the upcoming assembly bypolls to 11 seats in the state alone. However, she maintained that her decision is temporary. "If we feel in future that SP Chief succeeds in his political work, we'll again work together. But if he doesn't succeed, it'll be good for us to work separately. So we've decided to fight the by-elections alone," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.

The statement from the BSP supremo came after reports surfaced that she had asked her party cadre to get ready to contest the upcoming assembly by-polls on their own after her party fared poorly in Lok Sabha polls, despite being in alliance with Samajwadi Party and RLD.

Mayawati, however, also praised Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and said that their relation will continue in the future.

"Ever since SP-BSP coalition took place, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav have given me a lot of respect. I also forgot all our differences in the interest of the nation, and gave them respect. Our relation is not only for politics, it will continue forever," she added.

Mayawati had also reportedly asked her MLAs and the newly-elected MPs to not depend on allies to win votes and work towards improving the party's organisation.



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