LUCKNOW, Oct. 11 -- A day after the show of strength with a rally on the death anniversary of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram, party president Mayawati on Friday slammed rival political parties over allegations of a deal with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

In a post on X, the BSP chief said the large turnout at the rally had unsettled rival parties. She urged party supporters to ignore the "absurd statements and rhetoric" of rival party leaders rather than giving them any importance or responding to them.

"On the occasion of the 19th death anniversary of the party founder, a grand event was held at the magnificent Shri Kanshiram Ji Memorial Site, constructed under the BSP government on VIP Road in Lucknow," Mayawa...