"The party has not organised any celebrations on my birthday this year as it could violate the model code of conduct. The party workers will be celebrating with their families," she said.
The chief minister said that her biggest birthday gift would be a win in the elections.
On the occasion of her 56th birthday, the Bahujan Samaj leader released the list of candidates for all the 403 seats in the state for the upcoming Assembly elections.
She revealed 88 tickets had been given to scheduled caste candidates, 103 to other backward castes, 85 to Muslim candidates and a total of 117 to upper caste candidates, out of which, 74 were handed over to Brahmin candidates, while 33 were given to Kshatriyas.
In an indirect reference to her recent sacking campaign, the chief minister said, "Last time, we made a mistake by giving tickets to wrong people who gave the party a bad name. We have not given tickets to tainted ministers this. They were hampering the party's movement."She did not spare the Election Commission either. She slammed the organisation for its decision to cover her statues in the state before the polls, saying the decision was one-sided.
"The Election Commission should have taken the right decision. The decision was one sided. It did not hear BSP's side. The decision was anti-Dalit and taken with a casteist ideology.
