LUCKNOW: After preferring to stay away from campaigning in UP in the ongoing local bodies elections, BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday left for Bhopal to address a rally in MP capital scheduled on Friday. "She is a national level leader. She has been instructing party cadre through internal meetings," said a party leader close to Mayawati. The BSP chief had decided to contest the local bodies elections on party symbol after her party got decimated in the UP assembly elections.When contacted, a senior BSP leader said that the objective of Behenji 's visit is to expose BJP's misrule in the state. Mayawati is likely to be joined by her brother Anand Kumar, who is also BSP vice-president and BSP RS MP Satish Chandra Mishra when she addresses a rally in Bhopal's parade ground.

Source: Times of India November 23, 2017 14:25 UTC