Lone BSP MLA votes for BJP candidate in RS polls in UP | Lucknow Information

LUCKNOW: The lone BSP MLA, Umashankar Singh voted for BJP candidate Sanjay Seth within the Rajya Sabha polls on Tuesday, saying that it was his private resolution and never that of his get together or get together nationwide president Mayawati, although he had knowledgeable “Behenji” of his resolution and bought her approval earlier than going forward with the transfer.
“I’ve a private equation with Sanjay Seth ji and he requested me to vote in his favour not one however many occasions. No different candidate had approached me. Had Sanjay Seth additionally not reached out to me I’d haven’t gone for voting in any respect,” stated BSP’s Rasara MLA.
At a time when Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) is being labelled as a B-team of BJP by Samajwadi Occasion, and the allegations being vehemently denied by Mayawati on a number of events, Singh’s vote for the BJP candidate within the Rajya Sabha polls is ready to present opposition another probability to focus on BSP for his “closeness” with the saffron outfit.
Nevertheless, Singh stated that it’ll not have an effect on the get together because it was his private resolution. “Once I advised Behenji about my resolution she requested me if another MLA had additionally reached out to me in search of my vote. I stated no,” stated Singh, including that “Behenji” is a household and he cannot ever consider leaving the get together.