BSP MLA accuses Mayawati of selling tickets, resigns from primary membership

A Bahujan Samaj Party MLA resigned from the primary membership of the party on Saturday, alleging that its chief Mayawati asked him to deposit Rs 2 crore in the party fund in exchange for a ticket to fight assembly polls.

A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA resigned from the primary membership of the party on Saturday, alleging that its chief Mayawati asked him to deposit Rs 2 crore in the party fund in exchange for a ticket to fight assembly polls.

A BSP legislator resigned on Saturday, accusing party chief Mayawati of ‘selling’ tickets for the upcoming UP assembly polls. (PTI File Photo)

The party MLA from the Mughalsarai assembly seat, Babban Singh Chauhan, announced his resignation at a press conference, alleging that Mayawati was selling tickets and running it as a “private limited company”.

He alleged that she asked him to deposit Rs 2 crore in the party fund in exchange for a ticket to fight the assembly polls.

Chauhan said soon his supporters will also resign from the party.

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