Uttar Pradesh Election 2022: BJP needs us, not vice versa, says Swami Prasad Maurya; claims it will be wiped out in polls

New Delhi: Swami Prasad Maurya, who recently quit the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, has said that the BJP needs him and support of the OBC votes to form government in the state.

In a blistering attack on the BJP, he said that the saffron party will be wiped out in the upcoming polls.

Calling BJP anti-backwards party Maurya said he was forced to take this decision to quit after it kept ignoring demands of the OBCs.

Speaking to Times Now, Maurya defended Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and accused the BJP of tarnishing his image as the former UP CM comes from a backward