Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday termed the governor's address to the joint session of the Uttar Pradesh legislature a "futile attempt to coverup" the government's failures.

The Uttar Pradesh legislature's budget session started on a stormy note on Monday with opposition Samajwadi Party disrupting Governor Anandiben Patel's address with "Rajyapal wapas jao" slogans.