Lucknow,

April 25 (HS): Dr. Ramdas Athawale, National President of the Republican Party

of India (Athawale) and Union Minister, stated that his party will contest the

2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata

Party (BJP). Athawale stated that he is building a strong block-level

organization in Uttar Pradesh to effectively raise the voice of the people in

the upcoming elections.

Speaking

to reporters in Lucknow, Athawale stated that the party is a key constituent of

the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the center. He stated that

the Republican Party of India will also contest elections in Uttar Pradesh in

alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He expressed his willingness to

contest 25 seats in alliance, but added that if this demand is not met, the

party will contest the elections alone.

He

said the party has a strong claim to Dalit-dominated seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Athawale called the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress party opponents of

women's reservation. He said both parties are anti-women and are working to

hinder their development. He said the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which was once

in power, now has only one seat. Athawale urged Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

to build a community hall in a Dalit-dominated village. He said that after the

community hall is built, Dalits should be given the responsibility of its

operation. RPI state president Pawan Gupta was also present with him on this

occasion. Pawan Gupta said that he would meet Chief Minister Yogi and the BJP

state president and submit a memorandum of his demands.

BJP

government to be formed in Bengal: Union Minister Athawale claimed that the BJP

will form a government in West Bengal. He said that the hooliganism of Mamata

Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) failed in West Bengal this time. This time,

there is a bumper turnout. We anticipate that a BJP-led NDA government will be

formed in West Bengal.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi