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Mayawati sets her sights on New Delhi

New York: Buoyed by her electoral win in Uttar Pradesh, BSP chief Mayawati is now aiming to capture power at the Centre by replicating her “winning formula.”

Ms. Mayawati, who is 51, has been profiled by the U.S. magazine Newsweek as one of the eight outstanding women leaders worldwide who have reached the top despite odds.

Narrating her struggle, the Dalit leader writes in the magazine: “I like the competition and I like to win.”“Our aim now is to replicate the winning formula in other States and prepare for the bigger struggle to capture power in New Delhi.”

Hitherto a party confined to the Dalit community, the BSP swept the Assembly elections this year by involving “upper castes.”. — PTI

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