Mayawati Das, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief, on the 6th of February, officially announced her account on Twitter.
The Twitter handle of the BSP Chief is @sushrimmayawati. The official account of Mayawati Das was made in October 2018, whereas the first tweet from the verified account was posted on the 22nd of January.
Hello brothers and sisters. With due respect let me introduce myself to the Twitter family. This is my opening and inauguration. @sushrimayawati is my official Twitter handle for all my future interactions, comments and updates. With warm regards. Thank you.
— Mayawati (@SushriMayawati) January 22, 2019
The BSP released an official statement, on the 6th of February, which reads, “This is to inform you that Bahujan Samaj Party national president, former UP Chief Minister and ex-MP, Ms Mayawati ji has for the first time decided to join twitter for speedy interaction with media and masses besides expressing her views on various issues of national and political importance through Twitter.”
This move by the BSP chief is expected to help the alliance of the BSP and the Samajwadi Party (SP) connect and interact with the public ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Akhilesh Yadav, the SP chief, welcomed his partner and expressed his happiness.
Tejashwi Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, also shared his joy about Mayawati’s move to join Twitter.
Finally glad to see you here. Happy that you acknowledged and respected my request of joining twitter during our meeting in Lucknow on 13th January. Warm Regards https://t.co/SzHlRkBPAB
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) February 5, 2019
The verified account of Mayawati Das gained approximately 31,000 followers on Twitter. The Party released a series of tweets to mark the opening of her official account.
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