GORAKHPUR/LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- Days after holding its foundation day in Delhi with NDA allies minus the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and demanding reservation for 17 sub-castes of the Nishad community under the SC category, Uttar Pradesh fisheries minister and Nishad Party president Sanjay Nishad on Tuesday said that if the BJP feels it is not benefitting from the alliance, it is free to walk out.

Addressing a press conference at the Annexe Bhawan Auditorium in Gorakhpur, Nishad also said no one should live under the illusion that the BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh was achieved without allies.

"That victory came through the collective strength of all allies. Ashish Patel connects his community, Rajbhar ji connects the Rajbhar community, ...