BSP chief Mayawati says BJP is raking up Ram Temple issue for political gains

BSP chief Mayawati addressed the media in Lucknow in view of the upcoming assembly elections in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh. 

It is the second time in a week, when the former chief minister is holding a press conference. 

On January 22, Mayawati had slammed chief minister Akhilesh Yadav for targeting her during his speech on the launch of Samajwadi Party's election manifesto.

Here are the highlights from Mayawati's press conference:

# BSP won’t include people like Raja Bhaiya, Atiq Ahmad and Vijay Mishra: Mayawati

# Mukhtar Ansari, who has joined BSP again, gets ticket from Mau Sadar. His son Abbas gets ticket from Ghosi: Mayawati

# BJP is raking up Ram Temple issue for political gains: Mayawati

# The BJP has accepted its defeat even before the assembly elections: Mayawati

# Mukhtar Ansari has been given ticket from Mau constituency: Mayawati

# Mukhtar Ansari and his kin are being inducted into the BSP: Mayawati

# The family of Mukhtar Ansari was falsely implicated in the 2005 murder case when the Samajwadi Party government was in power: Mayawati 

# Will focus on maintaining law and order situation in the state: Mayawati

# Whenever the BSP came to power in UP, it tried to work for all-round development of the state: BSP chief Mayawati