Overview

• At a Gorakhpur press conference, Sanjay Nishad said the BJP is free to walk away if it believes the alliance no longer benefits it.
• He asserted that recent Uttar Pradesh victories were the result of all NDA partners and not the BJP alone.
• Nishad placed responsibility on the BJP to act on SC recognition for 17 Nishad sub-castes and urged leaders to march to the Vidhan Sabha on the issue.
• He warned against “imported leaders” from rival parties, accused some BJP figures of undermining him, and asked the BJP to release its report on the Sant Kabir Nagar loss.
• India Today reported that BJP state leaders contacted Nishad after his remarks, following a NISHAD foundation day event in Delhi that proceeded without BJP participation.