Mayawati blames Congress, BJP for defeat, says 70% Muslims voted for Mulayam

Mayawati who formally resigned today, has defended her government, which was decimated in the UP elections. Her Bahujan Samaj Party got 80 seats, as compared to 206 in the last assembly elections of 2007. She refused to acknowledge that her government had failed to provide any development for the state. She said her defeat must be blamed on the communalization of the elections by the Congress and BJP. The former chief minister said 70% of Muslims voted for Mulayam Singh Yadav and his Samajwadi Party as a result.