Mayawati keeps Opposition guessing ahead of key meet

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati is keeping Opposition parties on tenterhooks over her participation in their crucial meeting in the national capital on Monday, 10 December. The meeting is being held to build a “grand alliance” or anti-BJP front for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Sources said that until now, Mayawati has not confirmed her participation in the meeting. If she does not attend the meeting, it may deliver a body-blow to Opposition unity, as defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party may turn into an