BSP junks Maya meeting Sonia, Rahul grapevine

Mayawati, BSP supremo will not hold any meeting with the leader of the Opposition in the national capital on Monday, Senior BSP leader, Satish Chandra Mishra said. BSP's denial came is being seen in the backdrop of reports that she was likely to meet Congress president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday. Earlier on Saturday Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu met Mayawati in Lucknow.

New Delhi: Amidst grapevine doing round in air that Mayawati was scheduled to meet the Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) clarified in the morning that their head will not have any meetings with the leaders of opposition in the national capital on Monday.

The statement from the BSP came after reports of Mayawati holding meetings with opposition parties came to fore.

Speaking to Media, Senior BSP leader, Satish Chandra Mishra said, "Mayawati Ji has no programme or meetings scheduled in Delhi today, she will be in Lucknow."

Several media outlets were reporting that Mayawati is likely to meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi here, ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha election result on May 23.

Earlier on Saturday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu met Mayawati in Lucknow.

After the culmination of polls on Sunday, several exit polls on television channels have projected the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to retain power at the Centre with most pollsters giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi a clear majority again in the 543-member Lok Sabha.