Jhansi (UP), Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday said if her party comes to power, it will create a separate state of Bundelkhand - a region spread across the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.

Addressing an election rally in Jhansi, Mayawati said, "There has been a demand for creating a separate Bundelkhand state." If our government is formed (at the Centre), we will take positive steps in this regard. Bundelkhand will definitely be made a separate state.,

Bundelkhand is a hilly region spread across 13 districts of southwestern Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh.

Seven districts of Uttar Pradesh – Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Lalitpur, Jhansi Jalaun and Chitrakoot – and eight districts of Madhya Pradesh – Datia Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sagar, Damoh and Panna – fall in this region.

The BSP chief also claimed that it "will not be easy" for the current BJP-led NDA to return to power provided "the elections are free and fair" and EVMs are not tampered with.

"For the past few years, the BJP and its allies have been in power in most of the states at the Centre. Because of casteist, capitalist, narrow and vindictive policies and their style of functioning, and by a significant margin.“From his actions and words now it seems that it will not be easy for him to return to power at the Centre, provided these elections are free and fair.”

He said, people are fed up with theatrics and rhetoric and they will not work for BJP in this election.

Mayawati alleged that the BJP has "politicized" all the central agencies under it, as its predecessor Congress had done.

Urging his party workers to stop the BJP, Congress and their allies from coming to power at the Centre, he told them, "Don't be misled by opinion polls and surveys," and urged them against "Saam, Daam, Dand". Gave warning. ,Distinction'' strategy of political parties.Criticizing the free ration policy of the Centre, the former Chief Minister of UP said that this alone cannot be a permanent solution to the problems of the poor.

"The free rations that are being given to you, the BJP and the RSS are not giving them from their own pockets. It comes from the tax that is paid by the public, and not from the profits of the BJP and the RSS. You are not owed anything. "No," said Kanshi Ram's disciple.

Voting will be held in Jhansi on March 20 in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state.BSP has fielded Ravi Prakash from this seat.

BJP has fielded its sitting Lok Sabha MP Anurag Sharma, while Congress has given ticket to former Union Minister Pradeep Jain 'Aditya'.