"Akhilesh Doesn't Want Dalit Support": Bhim Army Boss' No To UP Alliance
NDTV
Sources have told NDTV Akhilesh Yadav offered the Azad Samaj Party three seats but Chandrashekhar Azad was asking for 10 seats, and a compromise could not be found
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad said Saturday that his political outfit - the Azad Samaj Party - would not ally with the Samajwadi Party for next month's Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.
Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav "does not want the support of Dalits", Mr Azad told reporters.
"Yesterday Akhileshji humiliated us... yesterday Akhileshji humiliated the 'bahujan samaj'," Chandrashekhar Azad said, a day after meeting the Samajwadi Party chief to discuss seat-sharing.
Sources have told NDTV Akhilesh Yadav offered the Azad Samaj Party three seats, but Chandrashekhar Azad was asking for 10 seats and a middle ground could not be established.
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