A day later, Maya eats her words

Mayawati said since the coordination committee had come into existence only yesterday, there was no logic behind the charge that she had deleted two names from it. The move follows protests by the BJP through Lalji Tandon. The BJP central leadership is also believed to have conveyed its resentment.

This is for the first time that the BJP has forced Mayawati on the defensive after the two parties joined hands to form a government in the state.

There were no whimpers from the party when she had first tried to take advantage of internal bickerings of the party earlier this month.

8216;8216;She needs our support more than us. She will have to behave properly if she wants to run the coalition,8217;8217; said a senior BJP functionary.