Lucknow, July 31 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Friday dismissed social media discussions regarding the role of party national coordinator Akash Anand, stating that she alone is responsible for the final selection of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and that the confusion being spread in this regard is completely baseless.

In a six-point statement released on the social media platform 'X' on Friday, Mayawati said that the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections are nearing and several state-level meetings have been held at the party office in Lucknow under her chairmanship. In these meetings, state and divisional-level officials have been given the necessary guidelines regarding candidate selection....