The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the ruling party in India's northern state Uttar Pradesh on Saturday announced the withdrawal of support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, local media reported Sunday.
As for the reasons for withdrawing, BSP leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati cited the central government's failure to address the grievances of the common man and its "step-motherly treatment" of her State.
"My party cannot ignore the fact that the economic policies of the Congress-led UPA Government have not only led to the sky-rocketing price rise," Mayawati said at a press conference.
BSP extended outside support to the UPA since 2004. However, the 17 BSP members in the Lok Sabha, the lower house in the Parliament of India, are not critical to the survival of the UPA as of now, the Indian Express said.
In the 543-member Lok Sabha, the UPA enjoys the support of 227 members -- 45 short of a simple majority, which is buffered with 59 from the Left.
Since the Left had long dispute with UPA on the Indo-U.S. nuclear issue and threatened to pull out any moment, the UPA's options are now restricted, the report said.
Source:Xinhua
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