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Mayawati to kick-start poll campaign in Punjab on Tuesday
BSP supremo Mayawati will launch the poll campaign in Punjab on Tuesday. She will address a rally at the grain market in Nawanshahr city of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will launch the poll campaign in Punjab on Tuesday. She will address a rally at the grain market in Nawanshahr city of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. It will be her first rally in Punjab after the BSP stitched an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) during June last year.
In alliance with SAD, the BSP is contesting the polls on 20 seats in Punjab. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal will be the special guest at the rally. BSP state chief Jasvir Singh Garhi said the BSP cadre of the entire Doaba will get together in Nawanshahr to show their loyalty towards the party.
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