Mayawati to launch UP assembly campaign in Agra through a rally 

Agra: Embattled Bahujan Samaj Party will launch Uttar Pradesh assembly elections campaign in the state with a massive rally to be addressed by its Supremo Mayawati at Kothi Meena Bazaar ground on Sunday.

After facing adversities following resignation of party seniors Swami Prasad Maurya and R K Chaudhary and facing the flak over party leaders comments on expelled BJP leader Dayashankar's wife and daughter, the BSP President will spell out future strategy of the party ahead of assembly polls.

Incidentally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also the launched BJP's campaign in 2014 Lok Sabha elections from this very ground. The BSP, hoping to win back support of upper caste through social engineering formula would like to counter Bharatiya Janata Party's slogan of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' by its old ideology of 'Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Sukhay".

Mayawati , through this rally, is also likely to announce names of party candidates from Agra beside deciding the fate of many office bearers. She will present a united picture of Dalit vote bank and strategise to win back upper caste and Muslim votes for the party.

Senior party leaders Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Ramveer Updhyay and Shyam Sunder Sharma have been assigned to look after the arrangements for the rally where about five lakh BSP supporters are expected to take part. It will be followed by rallies on August 28,September 4 and September 11 at Azamgarh, Allahabad and Sharanpur respectively.