Mayawati to woo Muslim vote-bank in Mulayam's Azamgarh

Azamgarh: Embattled Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati will show her strength in Azamgarh, the parliamentary constituency of her arch rival and SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, where she will address a massive rally on Sunday to woo the Muslim vote bank.

Mayawati’s rally, organized at the IT ground here, likely to witness 5,000 to 10,000 supporters from each parliamentary constituency and a total of around six lakh people are expected to reach the venue.

Why Mayawati chose Azamgarh?

• Sources close to the party said that Azamgarh not only is the parliament constituency of MSY, but also a politically crucial district which lies at the centre of the eastern UP region.
• Another apparent reason behind concentrating on Azamgarh is BSP’s tainted political past in terms of seat count. Party bagged five seats in 2007 and slipped to just one in 2012.

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• BSP had focused on Brahmins in the past assembly election but its focus for the current one has shifted to the Muslim vote bank.
• Sources say that Mayawati is likely to play the Muslim card in the Mulayam Singh’s parliamentary constituency.