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After Public Dare to BJP, NISHAD Chief Meets UP Deputy CM as Alliance Strain Persists

Calls from state leaders followed by a meeting in Lucknow indicate efforts to contain the rift.

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Nishad Party president Sanjay Nishad. (File)
Uttar Pradesh fisheries minister and Nishad Party president Sanjay Nishad (File Photo)

Overview

  • Two days after saying the BJP could end the tie-up if it saw no benefit, Sanjay Nishad met Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak in Lucknow and publicly shared photos of the meeting.
  • Following his remarks on Tuesday, state BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary phoned Nishad promising to sort out differences, with other organisational leaders also reaching out.
  • Nishad reiterated that BJP wins in Uttar Pradesh rely on allies and warned against BJP‑backed “imported” Nishad leaders, while praising central welfare schemes for fishermen.
  • He pressed the demand for Scheduled Caste status for 17 Nishad sub‑castes and urged a gherao of the state assembly to push the reservation issue.
  • The dispute spilled into public barbs as BJP leader J P Nishad accused Sanjay Nishad of riding BJP support and family influence, even as a recent NISHAD Party event in Delhi proceeded without BJP participation.