Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati today said that the BJP's alliances with the Shiv Sena and the AIADMK for the Lok Sabha polls reeked of "fear" and "sheer helplessness". "Does the BJP's move to strike alliance in Bihar and then in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu - in absolute helplessness and on its knees - indicate its strong leadership? In reality, the BJP is so afraid of the SP-BSP alliance that it is now running from pillar to post to form alliances," Mayawati tweeted, referring to the BJP's tie-up with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, announced in the last two days. In Bihar, the party formalised its alliance with the Janata Dal (United) last year.
