Highlights 1 Mayawati recently admitted Mukhtar Ansari into the BSP. With muscleman Mukhtar Ansari finally joining the Bahujan Samaj Party, the inmates at Agra Central Jail, where he was incarcerated for several years, are hoping that Ansari reaches the UP Assembly. Interestingly, Ansari was once kicked out of the BSP by Mayawati earlier for his involvement in criminal activities. Also read: Gangster Mukhtar Ansari joins BSP, Mayawati says he has been wrongly framedTARGETTING MUSLIM VOTES? Aghai added that inducting Ansari and the BSP giving over 100 tickets to Muslims are signs that Mayawati is hoping to polarise Muslim votes in her favour.

Source: India Today January 28, 2017 17:15 UTC