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UP Polls: Mayawati terms BJP's victory 'success of negative campaigns', says drubbing 'a lesson' for BSP

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday admitted that her party's rout in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election was a "lesson".

The former chief minister pointed out that it has become clear that the BSP was not "BJP's B Team" and that negative campaigns succeeded in misleading the people of the state. The BSP which formed a full majority government in Uttar Pradesh in 2007 managed to win just one seat this time with a vote share of 12.88 per cent.

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