{"id":110603,"date":"2022-01-25T13:23:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T07:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=110603"},"modified":"2022-01-25T13:23:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T07:53:43","slug":"old-2020-statement-of-mayawati-supporting-bjp-is-viral-ahead-of-up-assembly-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-2020-statement-of-mayawati-supporting-bjp-is-viral-ahead-of-up-assembly-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact-check: Did Mayawati announce BSP-BJP alliance ahead of 2022 UP polls?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A newspaper clipping featuring a statement by BSP chief Mayawati is viral on social media. The headline reads, \u201cRebel MLAs suspended, Maya says SP must be defeated, even if it means voting for BJP.\u201d The report is regarding the suspension of seven rebel MLAs who opposed the nomination of Bahujan Samajwadi Party candidate Ramji Gautam during the 2020 Rajya Sabha elections. It is being shared in connection with the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.<\/p>\n<p>The image was also tweeted by the National General Secretary of Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArunrajbharSbsp\/status\/1471011751625773058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arun Rajbhar<\/a>. He wrote that the BJP and BSP are one and the same. It is worth noting that the Samajwadi Party and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party had earlier formed an alliance. Currently, it is supporting SP and Akhilesh Yadav.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-29.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-29.jpeg 595w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-29-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A similar claim featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E2%80%8B%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82-%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%2C%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%87%20&amp;sde=Abq3ut5aFXD37bH2RFRvEnQ1yD-XGZyIi-B1D_nKS7cxp713zXz19Faxnzf4wAaGTZl80Nbr0nOMObD8VNldUVM2Xo6HyJEbs9iWdZHggvSegxgcFT2DU8fPk37Eia2RBDJFXU6bXKe3SFFMS42wAIyXLfgqVPdX9o7cJ4jUW5fx6Ly8aUAi5iRBs9Lwby5KTEEJROx-RjY1oPoLJrpscjc4PY6VJQdYijsKqWmsfDVGsE14_taY4PankKKs5pcvj2NloMkNdRsm_cmjIR_HSyPzF6acirrba2jynAFOowHoFBKwD81I3FrP7K_rymzNrDbDOu2EOuGllzsgH_WN-MRJiNlH5kaaIK32NCJVCITW7ts2duw3zUy8gGpu_D3vOWnL2j0pZ5y3EpmOFTdK7wBhZQ1UQDoRorICrAhDSDnNnynfB3OW3VDIdZ6rKi5agrT1ko__sufeJaZQFCXNfYhVBc9G2yYYDIfrQnoz-NFqT--RcjGcQ5d0g3huigJaAhLfW9Qajty8h4PqWPi_45b_OuC5LdA7Ms8JjWO4CYpZgBrpWEqzIu9ZZUhq0btPblcn5RdUTGxJDqkutvkhDWTKfASw4GGZJHGcJgtWmL8r2V0EQAjFmWVhJvM8lz-k4e3w81egU6JdTXK49aJ_Z6GIhIilY1Cpn6GeDVEBGXrab6nnZy0OQZQfw1w5f-bMkpsqwq5Kcf1jmwHCWW3JM2f3vyeXNF2iVfIwQMNPYxjPz4LsttXKDKxERCIBoV_GO1yeu4BzaGd4LTlq7vhBMZjel3PLybWHS78oQq75naE0K5o08C3UEHjf20WkqvwLWc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a second newspaper clipping<\/a> is circulating widely on Facebook.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-110603 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-2020-statement-of-mayawati-supporting-bjp-is-viral-ahead-of-up-assembly-election\/2022-01-22-12_28_21-%e0%a4%ac%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%97%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%a7%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%95-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b2%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%ac%e0%a4%bf_%e0%a4%a4-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%be\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1657\" height=\"530\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_19-1-Facebook.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_19-1-Facebook.jpg 1556w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_19-1-Facebook-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_19-1-Facebook-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_19-1-Facebook-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_19-1-Facebook-1536x812.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1556px) 100vw, 1556px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-2020-statement-of-mayawati-supporting-bjp-is-viral-ahead-of-up-assembly-election\/2022-01-22-13_57_49-1-facebook-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1607\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_49-1-Facebook.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_49-1-Facebook.jpg 1607w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_49-1-Facebook-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_49-1-Facebook-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_49-1-Facebook-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_57_49-1-Facebook-1536x793.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1607px) 100vw, 1607px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Meanwhile, a screenshot of a Zee News Uttar Pradesh\/Uttarakhand broadcast promoting the claim is also widespread on social media. In the screengrab, Mayawati is quoted as saying \u201cWe will support BJP if we need to\u201d. \u201cBSP\u2019s rebel MLAs\u201d is also mentioned at the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-110603 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-2020-statement-of-mayawati-supporting-bjp-is-viral-ahead-of-up-assembly-election\/2022-01-22-13_54_41-1-facebook\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_54_41-1-Facebook.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-13_54_41-1-Facebook.jpg 1800w, 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-22-12_29_52-\u092c\u0940\u091c\u0947\u092a\u0940-\u0915\u094b-\u0938\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f-\u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e-\u092a\u0921\u093c\u093e-\u0924\u094b-\u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947_-\u092e\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0935\u0924\u0940-\u0939\u0930\u0917\u094b\u0935\u093f\u0902\u0926-\u092d\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0917\u0935-search-results-_-compressed-1536x671.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1666px) 100vw, 1666px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Old statement misrepresented<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We conducted a keyword search with the words used in the statement attributed to Mayawati. This led us to a few reports from October 2020. On October 29, 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livehindustan.com\/uttar-pradesh\/story-mayawati-expelled-7-rebel-mlas-from-the-bsp-refused-to-become-the-mover-of-rajya-sabha-3594390.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Hindustan reported<\/a> that Mayawati had ousted seven rebel MLAs from her party ahead of the UP assembly polls. They were removed for opposing the legislative assembly candidate fielded by the party. The article states, \u201cIn a press conference, BSP chief Mayawati said that the BSP was trying its level best to defeat SP. Even if it meant voting for candidates from any of the other parties including the BJP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abplive.com\/states\/up-uk\/bsp-will-vote-for-bjp-or-any-partys-candidate-in-future-up-mlc-elections-to-defeat-samajwadi-party-mayawati-1618485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABP Live<\/a> also covered the alleged statement by Mayawati.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xaDXx79Ug98]<\/p>\n<p>The statement drew a lot of flak. Mayawati released another statement to clarify what she had meant. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhaskar.com\/local\/uttar-pradesh\/news\/mayawati-speaks-on-akhilesh-yadav-samajwadi-party-and-bjp-alliance-rumors-127874248.html\">Dainik Bhaskar<\/a> reported that speaking at a press conference, BSP chief Mayawati insisted she would not be retiring from politics. She alleged that SP-Congress were spreading rumours about a BJP-BSP alliance so that the BSP would lose the Muslim vote. It reads further, \u201cThe BSP will not form an alliance with the BJP under any circumstance.\u201d Mayawati added that the two parties\u2019 ideologies were not aligned.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110607 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-30.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-30.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-30-300x291.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-30-768x746.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE&amp;oq=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE+&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.4106j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no reports<\/a> of any BSP-BJP alliance for 2022 assembly polls as of this writing. To sum it up, an old statement of Mayawati\u2019s was falsely circulated as recent in connection with the upcoming UP assembly elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newspaper clipping featuring a statement by BSP chief Mayawati is viral on social media. 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