Mayawati, the chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), has raised serious allegations against the BJP and Congress, accusing both parties of attempting to alter reservation policies for Dalits in states under their governance. She claims that these changes pose a significant threat to the unity and rights of marginalised communities.

Taking to social media, the four-time former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh expressed her concerns regarding the recent introduction of a "new system" of sub-reservation for Dalits, which she says has been implemented by the BJP government in Haryana and the Congress governments in Telangana and Karnataka. Mayawati referred to this rushed implementation as part of a broader conspiracy to make reservation ineffective and inactive.